PALAPA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PALAPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALAPA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALAPA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALAPA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palapasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALAPA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PALAPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,548 thousand.
What does PALAPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An open-sided shelter with a thatched roof of palm leaves, common in Mexico.
A palapa gives shade and a breeze but no walls, which makes it popular at beach resorts and roadside restaurants. The Spanish word entered English through travel in Mexico and the American south-west. Builders weave the roof from dried palm fronds laid over a frame of poles.
How PALAPA is used
Used for beach shelters and bars in warm climates.
- We ate fresh fish under a palapa on the sand.
- The hotel built a new palapa beside the pool.
- A palapa roof keeps the sun off but lets the wind through.
- Fishermen mended their nets in the shade of a palapa.
- The bar in the palapa served cold drinks all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALAPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALAPA
1 longer words begin with PALAPA.
Shorter words from the letters in PALAPA
Common questions about PALAPA
- Is PALAPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALAPA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALAPA worth?
- PALAPA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALAPA mean?
- An open-sided shelter with a thatched roof of palm leaves, common in Mexico.
- What letters can be added to PALAPA?
- PALAPA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PALAPA:
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