PASKA is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. PASKA is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept PASKA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASKA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paskasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASKA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PASKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does PASKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A rich, sweet bread traditionally baked for Easter in Slavic and Orthodox cultures.
Paska is baked once a year for the Orthodox and Slavic Easter table, and families often carry loaves to church to be blessed before the meal. The same bread is also spelled pashka or paskha, and those names sometimes refer instead to a separate sweet curd-cheese dessert served alongside it.
How PASKA is used
Seen mainly around Easter and in writing about Eastern European or Orthodox tradition.
- Grandmother baked a tall paska every Easter Saturday.
- The paska was decorated with a cross made of dough.
- They carried the paska to church in a woven basket.
- A slice of paska was served with honey after the fast.
- The recipe for paska has been passed down for generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PASKA
The 5 tiles of PASKA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PASKA
1 longer words begin with PASKA.
Shorter words from the letters in PASKA
Common questions about PASKA
- Is PASKA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PASKA is not in it.
- How many points is PASKA worth?
- PASKA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASKA mean?
- A rich, sweet bread traditionally baked for Easter in Slavic and Orthodox cultures.
- What letters can be added to PASKA?
- PASKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PASKA:
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