PAPAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PAPAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPAL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPAL
No single letter turns PAPAL into another word.
How PAPAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PAPAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does PAPAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the pope or to the papacy, the office and authority of the pope.
Papal describes anything issued by, connected with, or under the authority of the pope, from a papal decree announced in Rome to the papal states once ruled directly by the Vatican. Catholic institutions and news coverage use the word constantly, whether reporting a papal visit to a foreign country or discussing the papal election that follows a pope's death. The adjective keeps its focus strictly on the pope's own office, distinct from broader terms covering the Catholic Church as a whole.
How PAPAL is used
Papal is standard in religious, historical, and news writing about the Roman Catholic Church and its leadership.
- Crowds gathered in the square for the papal blessing.
- Historians studied the papal decree that ended the dispute.
- The papal visit drew enormous crowds across the country.
- A papal election follows strict, centuries-old procedures.
- The ambassador presented his credentials at a papal audience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAPAL
The 5 tiles of PAPAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAPAL
13 longer words begin with PAPAL.
Words ending in PAPAL
2 words end in PAPAL. Useful as a back hook: play PAPAL onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPAL
Common questions about PAPAL
- Is PAPAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPAL worth?
- PAPAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPAL mean?
- Relating to the pope or to the papacy, the office and authority of the pope.
- What letters can be added to PAPAL?
- No single letter can be added to PAPAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PAPAL:
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