PAWPAW is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PAWPAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAWPAW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAWPAW is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAWPAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pawpawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAWPAW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAWPAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 33,113 thousand.
What does PAWPAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A North American tree with oblong yellow fruit, or the fruit itself; also a name for the papaya.
The American pawpaw bears soft, custard-like fruit in autumn. In Australia and elsewhere the same name is given to the unrelated tropical papaya.
How PAWPAW is used
Pawpaw can mean two different fruits depending on the region.
- We picked a ripe pawpaw by the creek.
- A pawpaw tree grew behind the barn.
- She ate pawpaw for breakfast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAWPAW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAWPAW
1 longer words begin with PAWPAW.
Shorter words from the letters in PAWPAW
Common questions about PAWPAW
- Is PAWPAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWPAW, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAWPAW worth?
- PAWPAW is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAWPAW mean?
- A North American tree with oblong yellow fruit, or the fruit itself; also a name for the papaya.
- What letters can be added to PAWPAW?
- PAWPAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAWPAW:
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