palatine
ADJECTIVENOUN
/pælə,taɪn/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
palatine is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1L1A1T1I1N1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does palatine mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Relating to or lying near the palate.
“the palatine tonsils”
SYNONYMS
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Any of various important officials in ancient Rome.
BROADER
4
The most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces.
OTHER · 2 SENSES
1
Of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives.
2
Of or relating to a palace.