PAYESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAYESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAYESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAYESS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAYESS
No single letter turns PAYESS into another word.
How PAYESS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAYESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does PAYESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The long uncut locks of hair worn in front of the ears by some Orthodox Jewish men and boys.
The word payess comes from Yiddish and is always plural in English. The custom behind it rests on a reading of a biblical verse about not trimming the corners of the head, so the locks are left to grow while the rest of the hair is cut. They may be left hanging, curled, or tucked behind the ears, and the style varies between communities.
How PAYESS is used
Used in descriptions of Jewish dress and custom; also spelled in other ways, such as peyos.
- The boy tucked his payess behind his ears before he went into the synagogue.
- Some families begin to let the payess grow when a son is about three years old.
- The photographer captured the long curling payess of the old scholar.
- He wore a black hat and let his payess hang down past his cheeks.
- A book on regional customs explains how payess are styled in different communities.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAYESS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PAYESS
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Common questions about PAYESS
- Is PAYESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAYESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAYESS worth?
- PAYESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAYESS mean?
- The long uncut locks of hair worn in front of the ears by some Orthodox Jewish men and boys.
- What letters can be added to PAYESS?
- No single letter can be added to PAYESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAYESS:
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