Pelf in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is pelf a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pelf is a Scrabble US word. The word pelf is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

P3E1L1F4

Is pelf a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pelf is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

P3E1L1F4

Is pelf a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pelf is a Words With Friends word. The word pelf is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4E1L2F4

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4-letter words (1 found)

PELF,

3-letter words (3 found)

ELF,LEP,PEL,

2-letter words (4 found)

EF,EL,FE,PE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 9 words from pelf according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of pelf

pelf eplf plef lpef elpf lepf pefl epfl pfel fpel efpl fepl plfe lpfe pfle fple lfpe flpe elfp lefp eflp felp lfep flep

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word pelf. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in pelf.

Definitions and meaning of pelf

pelf

Etymology

From Late Middle English pelf, pelfe (stolen goods, booty, spoil; forfeited property; money, riches; property; valuable object), possibly from Anglo-Norman pelf (a variant of pelfre (booty, loot)) and Old French peufre (frippery; rubbish); further etymology uncertain, possibly a metathesis of Old French felpe, ferpe, frepe (a rag). The English word is perhaps related to Late Latin pelfa, pelfra, pelfrum (forfeited or stolen goods), Middle French peuffe and French peufe, peuffe (old clothes; rubbish) (Normandy), and pilfer.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /pɛlf/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlf

Noun

pelf (countable and uncountable, plural pelfs)

  1. (uncountable, chiefly derogatory, dated) Money, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:acquisition, Thesaurus:booty, Thesaurus:money
  2. (uncountable, dated) Rubbish, trash; specifically (British, dialectal) refuse from plants.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:trash
  3. (uncountable, Southwest England) Dust; fluff.
  4. (countable, Yorkshire, derogatory) A contemptible or useless person.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:worthless person
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:important person

Derived terms

  • pelfish (obsolete)
  • pelfray, pelfry (obsolete)

Related terms

  • pilfer (possibly)

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Further reading

  • Joseph Wright, editor (1903), “PELF, sb.”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: [], volumes IV (M–Q), London: Henry Frowde, [], publisher to the English Dialect Society, []; New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC, page 461.

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