PITAHAYA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PITAHAYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PITAHAYA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITAHAYA is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITAHAYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pitahayasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PITAHAYA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PITAHAYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PITAHAYA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PITAHAYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall cactus of Mexico and the southwestern United States, or its edible fruit.
The pitahaya produces juicy fruit that can be red, yellow or white inside, depending on the species. In recent years the colourful fruit has appeared in supermarkets under the name dragon fruit.
How PITAHAYA is used
Used in botany, gardening and food writing; the fruit is a trendy item on menus.
- We ate a ripe pitahaya with a spoon straight from the skin.
- A giant pitahaya towered over the desert path.
- The smoothie was coloured pink with fresh pitahaya.
- Farmers in the region grow pitahaya for local markets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITAHAYA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PITAHAYA
1 longer words begin with PITAHAYA.
Shorter words from the letters in PITAHAYA
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Common questions about PITAHAYA
- Is PITAHAYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITAHAYA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITAHAYA worth?
- PITAHAYA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITAHAYA mean?
- A tall cactus of Mexico and the southwestern United States, or its edible fruit.
- What letters can be added to PITAHAYA?
- PITAHAYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PITAHAYA:
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