PAUA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PAUA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAUA?
| 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 PAUA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAUA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pauasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAUA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PAUA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about PAUA
- PAUA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PAUA mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
A large edible sea snail of New Zealand waters, prized for its meat and for the rainbow-coloured inside of its shell.
A paua clings to rocks along the shoreline and is gathered by divers. Once cooked its flesh is eaten, and the polished inner surface of the shell is cut into beads, buttons and inlay because a paua shell shows blues and greens that shift with the light.
How PAUA is used
Common in New Zealand English for both the animal and its shell.
- She dived for paua along the rocky coast.
- The pendant was carved from a paua shell.
- Paua fritters were served at the beach stall.
- Light caught the blue-green swirl of the paua shell.
- The old man showed us how to open a paua shell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAUA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAUA
1 longer words begin with PAUA.
Shorter words from the letters in PAUA
Common questions about PAUA
- Is PAUA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAUA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAUA worth?
- PAUA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAUA mean?
- A large edible sea snail of New Zealand waters, prized for its meat and for the rainbow-coloured inside of its shell.
- What letters can be added to PAUA?
- PAUA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PAUA:
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