PASS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PASS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PASS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about PASS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 PASS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move past, through or beyond something, to hand something to another person, or to succeed in a test or examination.
Pass covers movement and transfer at once. A car can pass a slower vehicle on the road, a waiter will pass the plates around a table, and a student hopes to pass an exam. Each use shares the sense of going from one point, person or state to another.
How PASS is used
Extremely common; also used as a noun for a permit or a successful result.
- The train did not stop as it began to pass through the station.
- Could you pass the salt, please?
- She worked hard to pass her final exam.
- Two cars tried to pass each other on the narrow bridge.
- He hoped the years would pass quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PASS
The 4 tiles of PASS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PASS
Showing 24 of 136 words that begin with PASS.
Words ending in PASS
15 words end in PASS. Useful as a back hook: play PASS onto a word already on the board.
Words with PASS inside
Showing 24 of 121 words that contain PASS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PASS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PASS
Common questions about PASS
- Is PASS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASS worth?
- PASS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASS mean?
- To move past, through or beyond something, to hand something to another person, or to succeed in a test or examination.
- What letters can be added to PASS?
- PASS takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PASS:
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