PADUASOY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PADUASOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PADUASOY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PADUASOY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PADUASOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paduasoysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PADUASOY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PADUASOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PADUASOY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PADUASOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A heavy, rich silk fabric with a corded or raised texture, popular in the eighteenth century.
Period dramas and costume histories mention this cloth in coats and gowns of the wealthy. Its stiff body made it suitable for formal clothing and furnishings. Today paduasoy belongs to textile history.
How PADUASOY is used
Mostly seen in writing about historical clothing and fabrics.
- She wore a gown of blue paduasoy to the assembly.
- The museum displays a waistcoat cut from paduasoy.
- Paduasoy was costly, so only wealthy families could afford it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PADUASOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PADUASOY
1 longer words begin with PADUASOY.
Shorter words from the letters in PADUASOY
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Common questions about PADUASOY
- Is PADUASOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PADUASOY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PADUASOY worth?
- PADUASOY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PADUASOY mean?
- A heavy, rich silk fabric with a corded or raised texture, popular in the eighteenth century.
- What letters can be added to PADUASOY?
- PADUASOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PADUASOY:
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