PAPRIKA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PAPRIKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPRIKA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPRIKA is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPRIKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paprikasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAPRIKA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAPRIKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,234 thousand.
What does PAPRIKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mild red powder made from dried sweet peppers and used as a spice.
Paprika gives dishes a warm red colour and a gentle flavour, and it can be sweet, hot or smoked. It is closely linked with Hungarian cooking, where goulash relies on it.
How PAPRIKA is used
Paprika is a kitchen word for the spice, and sometimes for the colour it produces.
- She dusted the potatoes with paprika before roasting them.
- Smoked paprika adds a deep flavour to the stew.
- The label said the paprika came from a small Hungarian farm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPRIKA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAPRIKA
4 longer words begin with PAPRIKA.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPRIKA
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Common questions about PAPRIKA
- Is PAPRIKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPRIKA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPRIKA worth?
- PAPRIKA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPRIKA mean?
- A mild red powder made from dried sweet peppers and used as a spice.
- What letters can be added to PAPRIKA?
- PAPRIKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAPRIKA:
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