Pali
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An ancient Indic language descended from Sanskrit, used as the sacred and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism.
“The monk studied Pali in order to read the earliest Buddhist scriptures in their original form.”
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Syllables
pa·li
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Two vowels A and I, ends in I, which is unusual for English four-letter words and can catch solvers out
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PALI scores 6 points, not commonly known but a valid play with common tiles
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