Is PALTRINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALTRINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALTRINESSES mean?
Paltrinesses is a form of PALTRINESS.
- noun
worthlessness due to insignificance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PALTRINESSES
PALTRINESSES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PALTRINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- peristalses13
- spessartine13
- antisepses12
- paltriness12
- parentless12
- passerines12
- pearliness12
- pistareens12
- psalteries12
- raptnesses12
- sparteines12
- stripeless12
- antipress11
- antisleep11
- aperients11
- aptnesses11
- epistases11
- episterna11
- epistlers11
- espaliers11
- interlaps11
- panelists11
- passerine11
- pastiness11
- patnesses11
- pearliest11
- pearlites11
- peartness11
- penalises11
- penalties11
- pessaries11
- pilasters11
- pilseners11
- pinasters11
- pistareen11
- plaisters11
- plenaries11
- priestess11
- printless11
- pristanes11
- psaltries11
- raspiness11
- spareness11
- sparteine11
- spineless11
- spinsters11
- splinters11
- steapsins11
- strapless11
- talipeses11
- tapelines11
- traplines11
- triplanes11
- artinesses10
- essentials10
- aperient10
- asperses10
- epilates10
- epistler10
- epistles10
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