paltry

/pɔltri/ adjective
6 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Contemptibly small in amount.

“a paltry wage”

2

Not worth considering.

“he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost”

WORD FORMS
Related formpaltriness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withP … Y
Syllablespal · try
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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