PAISA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PAISA 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 PAISA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAISA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAISA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAISA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PAISA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does PAISA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A small monetary unit used in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, equal to one hundredth of the main currency unit.
A paisa relates to the rupee much as a cent relates to a dollar, so one hundred paisa make up a single rupee in each of the countries that use the unit. Coins worth only a few paisa have grown so small in value that many have been withdrawn from everyday circulation, though the word survives in prices, accounting, and older coin collections. Bangladesh uses the same word for the smallest unit of its own currency, the taka.
How PAISA is used
Used mainly in South Asian English when discussing prices, coins, or currency.
- The old coin was worth just one paisa.
- Prices were once quoted down to the last paisa.
- He found a tin of worn paisa coins in his grandfather's desk.
- The shopkeeper waved away the last few paisa of change.
- A single paisa buys almost nothing today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAISA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAISA
7 longer words begin with PAISA.
Shorter words from the letters in PAISA
Common questions about PAISA
- Is PAISA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAISA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAISA worth?
- PAISA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAISA mean?
- A small monetary unit used in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, equal to one hundredth of the main currency unit.
- What letters can be added to PAISA?
- PAISA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PAISA:
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