PAPA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PAPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAPA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PAPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does PAPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A father, especially as used by young children or in informal address.
The word papa is used across many languages as a simple, affectionate name for a father, often among a child's earliest spoken words. In English it is now considered informal or old-fashioned compared to shorter forms such as dad.
How PAPA is used
Often capitalized as a form of direct address, as in "Papa, come here."
- My papa taught me how to fish every summer.
- The little girl ran to hug her papa at the door.
- Grandfather is often called papa by the youngest children.
- Both papas walked their children to school together.
- She wrote a letter addressed simply to papa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAPA
Showing 24 of 46 words that begin with PAPA.
Words ending in PAPA
3 words end in PAPA. Useful as a back hook: play PAPA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAPA inside
5 words contain PAPA in the middle. Words that start with PAPA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPA
Common questions about PAPA
- Is PAPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPA worth?
- PAPA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPA mean?
- A father, especially as used by young children or in informal address.
- What letters can be added to PAPA?
- PAPA takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PAPA:
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