Patois
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts6 letters
Definition of Patois
noun
- A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
- Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
- Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti).
- Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
- Jargon or cant.
Anagrams of Patois
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
p3
a1
t1
o1
i1
s1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Patois
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Patois"
Patois is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "patois" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Patois" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "patois" is a low-scoring word.