PEBA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. PEBA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PEBA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEBA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pebasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEBA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PEBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does PEBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A nine-banded armadillo native to Central and South America.
The peba is a species of armadillo covered in bony, banded armor that allows it to curl for protection. It is known for digging burrows and feeding mainly on insects and small invertebrates.
How PEBA is used
Chiefly used as an older common name in zoological writing about armadillos.
- The peba scurried into its burrow at dusk.
- Researchers tracked a peba across the grassland.
- A peba shell provides strong protection from predators.
- Local farmers sometimes spot a peba near the fields.
- The peba dug rapidly through the soft earth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEBA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEBA
1 longer words begin with PEBA.
Words with PEBA inside
2 words contain PEBA in the middle. Words that start with PEBA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PEBA
Common questions about PEBA
- Is PEBA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PEBA is not in it.
- How many points is PEBA worth?
- PEBA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEBA mean?
- A nine-banded armadillo native to Central and South America.
- What letters can be added to PEBA?
- PEBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PEBA:
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