PAELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PAELLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAELLA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAELLA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paellasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAELLA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAELLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about PAELLA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PAELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Spanish dish of saffron-flavoured rice cooked with vegetables and often chicken, seafood, or both.
Paella takes its name from the wide, shallow pan it is traditionally cooked in, and the dish itself began as a farmworkers' meal in the rice-growing region around Valencia, Spain. Classic versions include rabbit, chicken and green beans, while coastal versions swap in shellfish and other seafood, and the rice is prized for developing a crisp, slightly caramelised layer at the bottom called the socarrat. The word has spread into English along with the dish itself, appearing on restaurant menus and in home cooking far beyond Spain. Saffron gives paella its characteristic golden colour and distinctive aroma, though some cheaper versions substitute other spices to achieve a similar look.
How PAELLA is used
A loanword from Spanish, now common in English food writing and everyday talk about Spanish cuisine.
- They ordered a seafood paella to share at the beach restaurant.
- The recipe called for bomba rice, the variety traditionally used in paella.
- Grandmother's paella always had a crisp layer at the bottom of the pan.
- A big paella pan sat on the outdoor burner all afternoon.
- He learned to cook paella during a summer in Valencia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAELLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAELLA
The 6 tiles of PAELLA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PAELLA
1 longer words begin with PAELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in PAELLA
Common questions about PAELLA
- Is PAELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAELLA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAELLA worth?
- PAELLA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAELLA mean?
- A Spanish dish of saffron-flavoured rice cooked with vegetables and often chicken, seafood, or both.
- What letters can be added to PAELLA?
- PAELLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAELLA:
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