PAW is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAW?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAW is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does PAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
The foot of an animal that has claws or nails.
A paw has pads and claws and belongs to a cat, a dog or a bear; a hoof is a different word for a different set of creatures. Used of a person it is always rude, and the verb to paw at something carries exactly the same judgement.
How PAW is used
Countable: a paw, two paws. Also a verb.
- The dog put a muddy paw on the seat.
- A bear's paw leaves a print like a bare foot.
- He pawed through the drawer and found nothing.
- Take your paws off it, she said, and meant it.
- Two paws on the windowsill every morning at six.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAW
The 3 tiles of PAW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAW
Showing 24 of 46 words that begin with PAW.
Words ending in PAW
6 words end in PAW. Useful as a back hook: play PAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAW inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain PAW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAW
Common questions about PAW
- Is PAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAW, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAW worth?
- PAW is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAW mean?
- The foot of an animal that has claws or nails.
- What letters can be added to PAW?
- PAW takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PAW:
Open PAW in the Word Finder