PAEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PAEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAEAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAEAN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAEAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paeansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAEAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PAEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about PAEAN
- PAEAN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PAEAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A song or expression of praise, joy, or triumph.
Paean began as a hymn the ancient Greeks addressed to Apollo, especially in thanks after a victory in battle, and English writers later broadened the word to cover any warm, enthusiastic tribute, spoken or written rather than only sung. A critic might call a glowing review a paean to a film, stretching the term into a figure of speech far from its Greek original. The image of a crowd raising a paean after a hard-won win still echoes that ancient custom of celebration.
How PAEAN is used
A literary word, used both for an actual song of praise and, more often today, as a figure of speech for glowing written or spoken praise.
- The critic wrote a paean to the director's early films.
- Soldiers once raised a paean after a hard-fought victory.
- Her speech turned into a paean for her retiring colleague.
- The article reads more like a paean than a fair review.
- The choir performed an ancient paean in the original Greek.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAEAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAEAN
The 5 tiles of PAEAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAEAN
3 longer words begin with PAEAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PAEAN
Common questions about PAEAN
- Is PAEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAEAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAEAN worth?
- PAEAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAEAN mean?
- A song or expression of praise, joy, or triumph.
- What letters can be added to PAEAN?
- PAEAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PAEAN:
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