PIASABA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PIASABA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIASABA?
| 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 PIASABA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIASABA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
piasabasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIASABA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PIASABA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,323 thousand.
What does PIASABA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A South American palm whose strong, coarse fibre is used to make brushes and ropes.
The fibre from the piasaba is stiff and hard-wearing, so it is valued for push brooms and similar tools. The word names both the palm tree and the material taken from it.
How PIASABA is used
Piasaba is a rare spelling used in botany and trade writing about fibres.
- A piasaba broom lasted for years on the rough dock floor.
- Workers stripped the piasaba fibre from the trunk by hand.
- The piasaba grows in the humid forests of Brazil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIASABA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIASABA
1 longer words begin with PIASABA.
Shorter words from the letters in PIASABA
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Common questions about PIASABA
- Is PIASABA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIASABA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIASABA worth?
- PIASABA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIASABA mean?
- A South American palm whose strong, coarse fibre is used to make brushes and ropes.
- What letters can be added to PIASABA?
- PIASABA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PIASABA:
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