APAYING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. APAYING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept APAYING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APAYING is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APAYING
No single letter turns APAYING into another word.
How APAYING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APAYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does APAYING mean in Scrabble?
APAYING is the -ing form (present participle) of APAY.
Shorter words from the letters in APAYING
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Common questions about APAYING
- Is APAYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and APAYING is not in it.
- How many points is APAYING worth?
- APAYING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to APAYING?
- No single letter can be added to APAYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APAYING:
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