Is PSALTERY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PSALTERY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PSALTERY mean?
- noun
an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 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 PSALTERY
PSALTERY 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.
Anagrams of PSALTERY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PSALTERY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- peytrals13
- plastery13
- parleys12
- parsley12
- peartly12
- peytral12
- players12
- playset12
- psaltry12
- pteryla12
- replays12
- sparely12
- paltry11
- parley11
- partly11
- pastry11
- payers11
- pearly11
- peltry11
- pertly11
- platys11
- player11
- plyers11
- raptly11
- repays11
- replay11
- saltery10
- apery10
- aptly10
- palsy10
- party10
- pasty10
- patly10
- patsy10
- payer10
- peaty10
- pesty10
- platy10
- plays10
- plyer10
- prays10
- preys10
- pyres10
- raspy10
- repay10
- reply10
- slype10
- splay10
- spray10
- typal10
- types10
- yelps10
- palters9
- persalt9
- plaster9
- platers9
- psalter9
- stapler9
- elytra9
- estray9
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