PIASSABA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PIASSABA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIASSABA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIASSABA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIASSABA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
piassabasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIASSABA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PIASSABA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIASSABA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIASSABA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coarse, stiff fibre from the leaf stalks of certain palms, used for brooms and brushes.
Piassaba comes from tropical palms of South America and Africa, and the tough strands resist water well. Street-sweeping brooms and ropes were traditionally made from it, and the same word can name the palm itself.
How PIASSABA is used
Piassaba is a trade and botanical word for the fibre and the palm that yields it.
- The workers bundled the piassaba into stiff brooms.
- A rope of piassaba will hold up well in salt water.
- The palm called piassaba grows in wet forest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIASSABA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PIASSABA
The 8 tiles of PIASSABA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PIASSABA
1 longer words begin with PIASSABA.
Shorter words from the letters in PIASSABA
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Common questions about PIASSABA
- Is PIASSABA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIASSABA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIASSABA worth?
- PIASSABA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIASSABA mean?
- A coarse, stiff fibre from the leaf stalks of certain palms, used for brooms and brushes.
- What letters can be added to PIASSABA?
- PIASSABA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PIASSABA:
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