Is PECTORALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PECTORALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PECTORALS mean?
Pectorals is a form of PECTORAL.
- noun
either of two large muscles of the chest
- noun
an adornment worn on the chest or breast
- adjective
of or relating to the chest or thorax
“pectoral organ”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 PECTORALS
PECTORALS 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 PECTORALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caltrops12
- parclose12
- pectoral12
- polecats12
- postrace12
- sceptral12
- spectral12
- caltrop11
- caplets11
- capotes11
- captors11
- carpels11
- carpets11
- clasper11
- copters11
- escalop11
- parcels11
- placers11
- placets11
- plectra11
- polecat11
- preacts11
- precast11
- prosect11
- reclasp11
- scalper11
- spectra11
- toecaps11
- crotales10
- locaters10
- petrosal10
- polestar10
- sectoral10
- aspect10
- capers10
- caplet10
- capote10
- capots10
- captor10
- carpel10
- carpet10
- cartop10
- claspt10
- coapts10
- copals10
- copers10
- copras10
- copter10
- corpse10
- crapes10
- epacts10
- escarp10
- pacers10
- parcel10
- parsec10
- placer10
- places10
- placet10
- preact10
- recaps10
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