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

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

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7-letter words (8 found)

PAIREST,PARTIES,PASTIER,PIASTER,PIASTRE,PIRATES,PRATIES,TRAIPSE,

6-letter words (39 found)

AIREST,ARTIES,ARTSIE,ASPIRE,ESPRIT,PAIRES,PARIES,PARTIS,PASTER,PASTIE,PATERS,PEARST,PERAIS,PETARS,PETSAI,PIERST,PIERTS,PIETAS,PIRATE,PRAISE,PRATES,PRATIE,PRIEST,PTERIA,RAPIST,REPAST,RIPEST,SATIRE,SITREP,SPIREA,SPRITE,STRIAE,STRIPE,TAPERS,TAPIRS,TERAIS,TRAPES,TRAPSE,TRIPES,

5-letter words (113 found)

AESIR,AIRTS,APERS,APERT,APRES,APTER,ARETS,ARISE,ARTIS,ASPER,ASPIE,ASTER,ASTIR,ATRIP,EARST,EPRIS,IRATE,PAIRE,PAIRS,PAISE,PARES,PARIS,PARSE,PARTI,PARTS,PASTE,PATER,PATES,PEARS,PEART,PEATS,PERAI,PERIS,PERST,PERTS,PETAR,PETRI,PIERS,PIERT,PIETA,PIETS,PISTE,PITAS,PRASE,PRATE,PRATS,PRESA,PREST,PRIES,PRISE,RAISE,RAITS,RAPES,RATES,REAIS,REAPS,REAST,REIST,RESAT,RESIT,RETIA,RIPES,RITES,SEPIA,SEPTA,SERAI,SITAR,SPAER,SPAIT,SPARE,SPART,SPATE,SPEAR,SPEAT,SPEIR,SPIER,SPIRE,SPIRT,SPITE,SPRAT,SPRIT,STAIR,STARE,STEAR,STIPA,STIPE,STIRE,STIRP,STRAE,STRAP,STREP,STRIA,STRIP,TAPER,TAPES,TAPIR,TAPIS,TARES,TARPS,TARSI,TASER,TEARS,TEPAS,TERAI,TERAS,TIARS,TIERS,TIRES,TRAPE,TRAPS,TRIES,TRIPE,TRIPS,

4-letter words (115 found)

AIRS,AIRT,AITS,APER,APES,APSE,APTS,ARES,ARET,ARIS,ARSE,ARTI,ARTS,ATES,EARS,EAST,EATS,ERAS,ERST,ETAS,IRES,ITAS,PAIR,PAIS,PARE,PARS,PART,PASE,PAST,PATE,PATS,PEAR,PEAS,PEAT,PERI,PERT,PEST,PETS,PIAS,PIER,PIES,PIET,PIRS,PISE,PITA,PITS,PRAT,RAIS,RAIT,RAPE,RAPS,RAPT,RASE,RASP,RAST,RATE,RATS,REAP,REIS,REPS,REST,RETS,RIAS,RIPE,RIPS,RIPT,RISE,RISP,RITE,RITS,SAIR,SARI,SATE,SATI,SEAR,SEAT,SEIR,SEPT,SERA,SETA,SIPE,SIRE,SITE,SPAE,SPAR,SPAT,SPET,SPIE,SPIT,STAP,STAR,STEP,STIE,STIR,TAES,TAIS,TAPE,TAPS,TARE,TARP,TARS,TASE,TEAR,TEAS,TEPA,TIAR,TIER,TIES,TIPS,TIRE,TRAP,TRES,TRIE,TRIP,TSAR,

3-letter words (71 found)

AIR,AIS,AIT,APE,APT,ARE,ARS,ART,ASP,ATE,ATS,EAR,EAS,EAT,ERA,ERS,EST,ETA,IRE,ITA,ITS,PAR,PAS,PAT,PEA,PER,PES,PET,PIA,PIE,PIR,PIS,PIT,PRE,PSI,PST,RAI,RAP,RAS,RAT,REI,REP,RES,RET,RIA,RIP,RIT,SAE,SAI,SAP,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEI,SER,SET,SIP,SIR,SIT,SPA,SRI,TAE,TAI,TAP,TAR,TAS,TEA,TES,TIE,TIP,TIS,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AI,AR,AS,AT,EA,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,PA,PE,PI,RE,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 367 words from piastre according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of piastre

piastre

Alternative forms

  • piaster (US)
  • pyaster [17th c.]

Etymology

From French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably from Latin emplastra.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)

Noun

piastre (plural piastres)

  1. (now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.
  2. (historical) A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada.
  3. (historical) A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.
  4. (historical) A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire.
  5. (historical) A form of currency formerly used in Cyprus.
  6. A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
  7. (Louisiana) A dollar.

Translations

See also

  • ghurush

Anagrams

  • @ parties, Pirates, Prestia, airstep, eartips, parties, pastier, piaster, pirates, praties, rapiest, raspite, tapiser, traipse

French

Alternative forms

  • piasse (Quebec, Louisiana, colloquial)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piastra. Doublet of plâtre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjastʁ/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /pjastʁ/, /pjas/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /pjas/

Noun

piastre f (plural piastres)

  1. (historical) piastre (one of several historical units of currency)
  2. (Quebec, Louisiana, New England, now colloquial, formerly also official) Canadian or American dollar
    Synonyms: dollar, piasse (informal)
    Neuf, ça vaut au moins mille piastres, je l’ai eu pour la moitié. ― It's worth at least a thousand bucks new; I got it for half that.

Further reading

  • “piastre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

piastre f

  1. plural of piastra

Anagrams

  • Pratesi, apriste, arpiste, espatri, estirpa, paresti, pesarti, pratesi, prestai, rapiste, ripesta, saperti, sparite, sperati, spietra, spirate, spretai, sterpai, stipare, stiperà

Source: wiktionary.org