PALIMPSEST

10 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What PALIMPSEST Means

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

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PALIMPSEST is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 A1 L1 I1 M3 P3 S1 E1 S1 T1.

Words Made From The Letters In PALIMPSEST

799 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (18)

IMPASTES IMPLATES MAPPISTS MISSPELT PALMIEST PALMIETS PALMISTS PALSIEST PASTIMES PESSIMAL PETALISM PSALMIST SAPPIEST SEPTIMAL SIMPLEST STAPPLES STIPPLES TIMEPASS

7 letter words (67)

6 letter words (136)

5 letter words (231)

AISLE ALIST ALMES AMIES AMISS AMPLE APISM APPEL APPLE APSES APSIS ASPIS ASSET EASTS EMAIL EMITS EMPTS IMPEL ISLES ISLET ISTLE ITEMS LAMES LAMPS LAPIS LAPSE LASES LASSI LASTS LEAMS LEAPS LEAPT LEAST LEATS LEPTA LESTS LIMAS LIMES LIMPA LIMPS LIPAS LISPS LISTS LITAS LITES MAILE MAILS MAISE MAIST MALES MALIS MALTS MAPLE MASES MASSE MASTS MATES MEALS MEATS MELAS MELTS MESAL MESAS METAL METIS MILES MILPA MILTS MISES MISSA MISTS MITES PAILS PAISE PALES PALET PALMS PALPI PALPS PAPES PASES PASSE PASTE PASTS PATES PEALS PEATS PELAS PELMA PELTA PELTS PEPLA PESTS PETAL PIETA PIETS PILEA PILES PIMAS PIMPS PIPAL PIPAS PIPES PIPET PISES PISTE PITAS PLAIT PLAPS PLASM PLAST PLATE PLATS PLEAS PLEAT PLIES PLIMS PSALM SAILS SAIMS SAIST SALEP SALES SALET SALMI SALPS SALSE SALTS SAMEL SAMES SAMPI SAMPS SATEM SATES SATIS SEALS SEAMS SEATS SEILS SEISM SEMIS SEPAL SEPIA SEPTA SEPTS SETAL SIALS SILES SILTS SIMAS SIMPS SIPES SISAL SITES SLAES SLAMS SLAPS SLATE SLATS SLEPT SLIME SLIMS SLIPE SLIPS SLIPT SLITS SMALT SMELT SMILE SMITE SMITS SPAES SPAIL SPAIT SPALE SPALT SPAMS SPASM SPATE SPATS SPEAL SPEAT SPEIL SPELT SPETS SPIAL SPIEL SPIES SPILE SPILT SPIMS SPITE SPITS SPLAT SPLIT STALE STAMP STAPS STEAL STEAM STEIL STELA STEMS STEPS STIES STILE STIME STIMS STIPA STIPE TAELS TAILS TALES TAMES TAMIS TAMPS TAPES TAPIS TASSE TEALS TEAMS TEILS TELIA TEMPI TEMPS TEPAL TEPAS TESLA TILES TIMES TIMPS

4 letter words (222)

AILS AIMS AITS ALES ALIT ALME ALMS ALPS ALTS AMES AMIE AMIS AMPS APES APPS APSE APTS ASPS ATES EAST EATS ELMS ELTS EMIT EMPT ESTS ETAS ILEA IMPS ISLE ISMS ITAS ITEM LAME LAMP LAMS LAPS LASE LASS LAST LATE LATI LATS LEAM LEAP LEAS LEAT LEIS LEPS LEPT LESS LEST LETS LIAS LIES LIMA LIME LIMP LIPA LIPE LIPS LISP LIST LITE LITS MAES MAIL MALE MALI MALS MALT MAPS MASE MASS MAST MATE MATS MEAL MEAT MELA MELS MELT MESA MESS META METS MILE MILS MILT MIPS MISE MISS MIST MITE PAIL PAIS PALE PALM PALP PALS PAMS PAPE PAPS PASE PASS PAST PATE PATS PEAL PEAS PEAT PELA PELS PELT PEPS PEST PETS PIAL PIAS PIES PIET PILA PILE PIMA PIMP PIPA PIPE PIPS PISE PITA PITS PLAP PLAT PLEA PLIE PLIM PSIS PSST SAIL SAIM SAIS SALE SALP SALS SALT SAME SAMP SAMS SAPS SATE SATI SEAL SEAM SEAS SEAT SEIL SEIS SELS SEMI SEPS SEPT SETA SETS SIAL SIES SILE SILT SIMA SIMP SIMS SIPE SIPS SIST SITE SITS SLAE SLAM SLAP SLAT SLIM SLIP SLIT SMIT SPAE SPAM SPAS SPAT SPET SPIE SPIM SPIT STAP STEM STEP STIE STIM TAEL TAES TAIL TAIS TALE TALI TAME TAMP TAMS TAPE TAPS TASS TEAL TEAM TEAS TEIL TELA TELS TEMP TEMS TEPA TIES TILE TILS TIME TIPS

3 letter words (98)

AIL AIM AIS AIT ALE ALP ALS ALT AME AMI AMP APE APP APT ASP ATE ATS EAS EAT ELM ELS ELT EMS ESS EST ETA IMP ISM ITA ITS LAM LAP LAS LAT LEA LEI LEP LES LET LIE LIP LIS LIT MAE MAL MAP MAS MAT MEL MES MET MIL MIS PAL PAM PAP PAS PAT PEA PEL PEP PES PET PIA PIE PIP PIS PIT PSI PST SAE SAI SAL SAM SAP SAT SEA SEI SEL SET SIM SIP SIS SIT SMA SPA TAE TAI TAM TAP TAS TEA TEL TES TIE TIL TIP TIS

2 letter words (26)

AE AI AL AM AS AT EA EL EM ES ET IS IT LA LI MA ME MI PA PE PI SI ST TA TE TI

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