PA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. PA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PA?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PA is to know. It scores 4 from 2 tiles, takes 17 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PA scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in PA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about PA
- PA is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Father, in the familiar form used at home.
How PA is used
- Pa never sat down before everyone else had.
- Ask pa where the ladder went.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PA and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PA
Showing 24 of more than 2000 words that begin with PA.
Words ending in PA
Showing 24 of 64 words that end in PA. Useful as a back hook: play PA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PA inside
Showing 24 of 4395 words that contain PA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about PA
- Is PA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PA worth?
- PA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PA mean?
- Father, in the familiar form used at home.
- What letters can be added to PA?
- PA takes 17 hooks: 2 in front and 15 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of PA:
Open PA in the Word Finder