PAH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAH is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAH scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does PAH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
An expression of contempt or disgust.
Pah is the sound of air pushed out, and that is precisely what it means: rejection with no argument attached. In New Zealand the same three letters name a fortified Maori settlement, which is a separate word from a separate language and much the commoner sense there.
How PAH is used
Stands alone. The New Zealand sense is a noun.
- Pah, the whole thing is a waste of an afternoon.
- He said pah and pushed the plate away.
- The word pah in New Zealand means a fortified place.
- A pah stood on the headland and the earthworks remain.
- Pah is dismissal without any reasoning behind it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAH
The 3 tiles of PAH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAH
7 longer words begin with PAH.
Words ending in PAH
7 words end in PAH. Useful as a back hook: play PAH onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAH inside
19 words contain PAH in the middle. Words that start with PAH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAH
Common questions about PAH
- Is PAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAH worth?
- PAH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAH mean?
- An expression of contempt or disgust.
- What letters can be added to PAH?
- PAH takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PAH:
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