PAPPOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PAPPOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPPOSE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPPOSE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPPOSE
No single letter turns PAPPOSE into another word.
How PAPPOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAPPOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PAPPOSE needs 1 blank tile.
What does PAPPOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having a pappus, a tuft of fine hairs or bristles on a seed.
Pappose describes the fluffy seeds of dandelions, thistles and similar plants that float away on the wind. The hairs act like tiny parachutes, so a pappose seed can travel far from its parent.
How PAPPOSE is used
Pappose is a botanical adjective used in plant descriptions.
- The pappose seeds drifted across the meadow.
- A thistle has pappose fruits that catch the breeze.
- The key describes the achenes as pappose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPPOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPPOSE
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Common questions about PAPPOSE
- Is PAPPOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPPOSE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPPOSE worth?
- PAPPOSE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPPOSE mean?
- Having a pappus, a tuft of fine hairs or bristles on a seed.
- What letters can be added to PAPPOSE?
- No single letter can be added to PAPPOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAPPOSE:
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