ARAPAIMA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ARAPAIMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARAPAIMA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARAPAIMA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARAPAIMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arapaimasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARAPAIMA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARAPAIMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARAPAIMA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARAPAIMA
- The letter A appears four times in ARAPAIMA.
- ARAPAIMA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARAPAIMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A very large freshwater fish of the rivers of tropical South America, valued as food.
The arapaima is among the biggest freshwater fish in the world, reaching a length of several metres. It breathes air as well as taking oxygen from the water, so it surfaces regularly. Locals know it as pirarucu.
How ARAPAIMA is used
Arapaima turns up in writing about the Amazon, fishing and unusual wildlife.
- An arapaima rose to gulp air beside the canoe.
- The guide pointed out a huge arapaima in the shallows.
- Fisheries now protect the arapaima from overharvesting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARAPAIMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARAPAIMA
1 longer words begin with ARAPAIMA.
Shorter words from the letters in ARAPAIMA
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Common questions about ARAPAIMA
- Is ARAPAIMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARAPAIMA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARAPAIMA worth?
- ARAPAIMA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARAPAIMA mean?
- A very large freshwater fish of the rivers of tropical South America, valued as food.
- What letters can be added to ARAPAIMA?
- ARAPAIMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARAPAIMA:
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