Is PALIMPSEST a word?
PALIMPSEST is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PALIMPSEST is a valid word.
What does palimpsest mean?
noun: a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PALIMPSEST: word details
- Pronunciation: PA-lih-sehst (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside palimpsest
Words you can make from the letters of palimpsest.
Solve a whole rack, not just PALIMPSEST
PALIMPSEST is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does PALIMPSEST mean?
PALIMPSEST is a noun. It means: a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible.
Is PALIMPSEST a valid word?
Yes, PALIMPSEST is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.