PAPAD is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. PAPAD is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 12 points there.
Which word lists accept PAPAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPAD is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPAD
No single letter turns PAPAD into another word.
How PAPAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PAPAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does PAPAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A thin, round wafer made from seasoned lentil or rice flour, fried or roasted until crisp.
Papad is served across South Asia as a starter, a side dish or a snack, and it is fried in oil or held briefly over a flame until it puffs and turns crisp. It is made from a dried dough of lentil, rice or potato flour rolled thin and left to dry in the sun before cooking. The word papad and the more familiar English papadum describe the same food; papad is the shorter, more direct form used in Indian English.
How PAPAD is used
Indian English; the longer form papadum is more familiar in British usage.
- She served papad alongside the rice and curry.
- The papad puffed up the moment it touched the hot oil.
- Street stalls sell roasted papad as a quick snack.
- He broke the papad into pieces to share around the table.
- The recipe calls for two papad per person.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAPAD
6 longer words begin with PAPAD.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPAD
Common questions about PAPAD
- Is PAPAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPAD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPAD worth?
- PAPAD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPAD mean?
- A thin, round wafer made from seasoned lentil or rice flour, fried or roasted until crisp.
- What letters can be added to PAPAD?
- No single letter can be added to PAPAD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PAPAD:
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