PATACA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PATACA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATACA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATACA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATACA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
patacasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATACA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PATACA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 591,296.
What does PATACA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The unit of money used in Macao, divided into one hundred avos.
The word comes from the Portuguese colonial past of Macao and is related to the name of an old Spanish silver coin. Visitors to the territory meet the pataca on casino chips, bus tickets and shop prices, usually written MOP. It is pegged to the Hong Kong dollar, which also circulates there.
How PATACA is used
The plural is patacas; the currency code is MOP.
- A single pataca buys very little in the shops of Macao.
- She changed her Hong Kong dollars for patacas at the ferry terminal.
- The fare was paid in pataca coins.
- Each pataca is worth one hundred avos.
- The price on the menu was given in pataca.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATACA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATACA
1 longer words begin with PATACA.
Shorter words from the letters in PATACA
Common questions about PATACA
- Is PATACA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATACA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATACA worth?
- PATACA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATACA mean?
- The unit of money used in Macao, divided into one hundred avos.
- What letters can be added to PATACA?
- PATACA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PATACA:
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