PEA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. PEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEA?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEA is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does PEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small round green seed eaten as a vegetable.
Pea was created by mistake: the older form was pease, which sounded like a plural, so English invented a singular that had never existed. Porridge kept the original, which is why the rhyme still says pease pudding.
How PEA is used
Countable: a pea, two peas.
- One pea left on the plate and a long negotiation.
- The word pea was invented from a false plural.
- Peas freeze better than almost any other vegetable.
- A pea shooter is a toy and not a weapon.
- The older form was pease, and pea came from it backwards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEA
The 3 tiles of PEA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PEA
Showing 24 of 200 words that begin with PEA.
Words ending in PEA
5 words end in PEA. Useful as a back hook: play PEA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PEA inside
Showing 24 of 313 words that contain PEA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PEA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PEA
Common questions about PEA
- Is PEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEA worth?
- PEA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEA mean?
- A small round green seed eaten as a vegetable.
- What letters can be added to PEA?
- PEA takes 8 hooks: 0 in front and 8 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PEA:
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