PAISANA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PAISANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAISANA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAISANA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAISANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paisanasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAISANA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAISANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 441,125.
What does PAISANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woman from the same country or village as the speaker; a female compatriot or peasant.
Paisana is the feminine partner of paisano and carries a warm, familiar tone, like calling someone a fellow countrywoman. Its Spanish and Italian roots are visible in the way immigrant communities use it.
How PAISANA is used
Paisana is informal and used among Spanish or Italian speakers, or in writing about them.
- She greeted the new neighbour as a fellow paisana.
- The old paisana sold vegetables at the corner market.
- Every paisana in the village came to the festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAISANA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAISANA
1 longer words begin with PAISANA.
Shorter words from the letters in PAISANA
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Common questions about PAISANA
- Is PAISANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAISANA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAISANA worth?
- PAISANA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAISANA mean?
- A woman from the same country or village as the speaker; a female compatriot or peasant.
- What letters can be added to PAISANA?
- PAISANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAISANA:
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