Is PELTERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PELTERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PELTERING mean?
Peltering is a form of PELTER.
- noun
a heavy rain
- noun
a thrower of missiles
“the police were too busy to chase the pelters”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 PELTERING
PELTERING 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 PELTERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- petering11
- peeling10
- peering10
- pelting10
- preeing10
- greenlit9
- inepter9
- penlite9
- perlite9
- reptile9
- peeing9
- piglet9
- pinger9
- gentile8
- gentler8
- integer8
- leering8
- reeling8
- ringlet8
- tingler8
- treeing8
- leptin8
- pelite8
- pelter8
- penile8
- petrel8
- pintle8
- pterin8
- repent8
- repine8
- triple8
- genip8
- gripe8
- gript8
- repeg8
- eeling7
- elegit7
- engirt7
- gentil7
- gentle7
- gerent7
- linger7
- regent7
- regilt7
- reglet7
- teeing7
- tingle7
- inept7
- leper7
- peril7
- peter7
- plier7
- preen7
- print7
- repel7
- repin7
- ripen7
- tripe7
- grip7
- ping7
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