PAYOLA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAYOLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAYOLA?
| 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 PAYOLA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAYOLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
payolasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAYOLA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAYOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does PAYOLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A secret payment made to someone in return for promoting a product, especially a record, in the media.
The term was born in the American music business, where disc jockeys were once paid under the table to give certain songs repeated airplay. It blends pay with the ending of brand names such as Victrola, and it was made famous by hearings in Congress in the late 1950s. Today payola can describe any hidden payment that buys favourable coverage, and in many countries such payments are illegal unless disclosed.
How PAYOLA is used
Often used of radio and music, and loosely of any under-the-table payment for influence.
- The station manager was fined after an inquiry into payola.
- Critics said the song reached the charts through payola rather than talent.
- Accepting payola cost the disc jockey his job.
- A new law tried to stamp out payola in broadcasting.
- He denied that any payola had changed hands between the label and the host.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAYOLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAYOLA
1 longer words begin with PAYOLA.
Shorter words from the letters in PAYOLA
Common questions about PAYOLA
- Is PAYOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAYOLA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAYOLA worth?
- PAYOLA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAYOLA mean?
- A secret payment made to someone in return for promoting a product, especially a record, in the media.
- What letters can be added to PAYOLA?
- PAYOLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAYOLA:
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