PAPPUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PAPPUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPPUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPPUS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPPUS
No single letter turns PAPPUS into another word.
How PAPPUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAPPUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PAPPUS needs 1 blank tile.
What does PAPPUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A ring or tuft of fine hairs, bristles or scales on a seed or fruit, which helps it travel on the wind.
The pappus is what turns a dandelion seed into a tiny parachute: each seed carries a fluffy crown that lets a light breeze lift it far from the parent plant. Botanists use the word mainly for members of the daisy family, where the pappus replaces the calyx. The plural is pappi, and the word comes from the Greek for an old man, a nod to the grey, downy look.
How PAPPUS is used
A botanical term; ordinary speakers say fluff or down instead.
- Each dandelion seed is lifted by its silky pappus.
- The thistle pappus is made of stiff, feathery bristles.
- Under the lens the pappus looked like a tiny white brush.
- A botanist can identify some plants by the shape of the pappus alone.
- Without its pappus the seed fell straight to the ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPPUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAPPUS
1 longer words begin with PAPPUS.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPPUS
Common questions about PAPPUS
- Is PAPPUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPPUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPPUS worth?
- PAPPUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPPUS mean?
- A ring or tuft of fine hairs, bristles or scales on a seed or fruit, which helps it travel on the wind.
- What letters can be added to PAPPUS?
- No single letter can be added to PAPPUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAPPUS:
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