PAPAYA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PAPAYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPAYA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPAYA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPAYA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAPAYA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAPAYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,096 thousand.
What does PAPAYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, sweet, orange-fleshed tropical fruit with small black seeds, or the tree that bears it.
The papaya tree is native to tropical America and now grows in warm regions around the world. Its fruit is eaten fresh with a squeeze of lime, blended into drinks or added to salads, and the green fruit is cooked as a vegetable in several cuisines. The tree is also a source of papain, an enzyme used to tenderise meat. In some countries the same fruit goes by the name pawpaw.
How PAPAYA is used
Everyday word for the fruit and the tree; pawpaw is a regional alternative.
- She scooped the black seeds out of the papaya.
- Breakfast was half a papaya with a slice of lime.
- A papaya tree grew beside the back door.
- The papaya was so ripe that the skin had turned golden.
- He blended papaya and ice into a smoothie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPAYA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAPAYA
2 longer words begin with PAPAYA.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPAYA
Common questions about PAPAYA
- Is PAPAYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPAYA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPAYA worth?
- PAPAYA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPAYA mean?
- A large, sweet, orange-fleshed tropical fruit with small black seeds, or the tree that bears it.
- What letters can be added to PAPAYA?
- PAPAYA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAPAYA:
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