PAID is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAID?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAID is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAID
Front hooks — 1
apaidBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PAID scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does PAID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Receiving or having received money in exchange for work or service.
A paid position offers wages or a salary in return for labor, unlike unpaid or voluntary work. Many companies distinguish paid leave, which is compensated time off, from time taken without pay.
How PAID is used
Frequently used before nouns such as leave, work, or staff.
- She accepted a paid internship at the design firm.
- The company offers two weeks of paid leave every year.
- Volunteers wondered whether the new role would become a paid position.
- He much preferred paid work to unpaid overtime.
- The magazine hired several paid writers for the new issue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAID
The 4 tiles of PAID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAID
4 longer words begin with PAID.
Words ending in PAID
11 words end in PAID. Useful as a back hook: play PAID onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PAID
Common questions about PAID
- Is PAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAID, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAID worth?
- PAID is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAID mean?
- Receiving or having received money in exchange for work or service.
- What letters can be added to PAID?
- PAID takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PAID:
Open PAID in the Word Finder