PAUAS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PAUAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAUAS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAUAS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAUAS
No single letter turns PAUAS into another word.
How PAUAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PAUAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What stands out about PAUAS
- PAUAS 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 PAUAS mean in Scrabble?
PAUAS is the plural of PAUA.
PAUA(noun) — A large edible sea snail of New Zealand waters, prized for its meat and for the rainbow-coloured inside of its shell.
Shorter words from the letters in PAUAS
Common questions about PAUAS
- Is PAUAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAUAS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAUAS worth?
- PAUAS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PAUAS?
- No single letter can be added to PAUAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PAUAS:
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