PAPERY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PAPERY 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 PAPERY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPERY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPERY
No single letter turns PAPERY into another word.
How PAPERY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAPERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about PAPERY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PAPERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Thin, dry and light in the way that paper is.
Papery is used for anything with the feel or the fragile look of paper, such as old skin, dried petals or the husk of an onion. It often suggests something delicate that might tear or crumble at a touch. Writers favour it in descriptions of nature, because bark, leaves and seed cases frequently have just this quality.
How PAPERY is used
Common in descriptive writing about textures, plants and skin.
- The onion had a papery skin that flaked off in her hands.
- Her papery hands trembled as she held the cup.
- Papery petals littered the windowsill.
- The wasps had built a papery nest under the eaves.
- Peel away the papery husk before you plant the bulb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPERY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAPERY
The 6 tiles of PAPERY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPERY
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Common questions about PAPERY
- Is PAPERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPERY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPERY worth?
- PAPERY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPERY mean?
- Thin, dry and light in the way that paper is.
- What letters can be added to PAPERY?
- No single letter can be added to PAPERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAPERY:
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