POOJA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POOJA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POOJA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POOJA is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POOJA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POOJA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POOJA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,380.
What stands out about POOJA
- The letters of POOJA run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POOJA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A Hindu ritual act of worship performed with offerings, prayers and often light or incense.
A pooja is a ceremony in Hindu practice where a person or family makes offerings such as flowers, food or light to a deity, usually accompanied by prayers or chanting. It can be a brief daily ritual at a home shrine or an elaborate ceremony held at a temple for a festival. The word is widely used in Indian English to describe this act of devotion.
How POOJA is used
Used in Indian English and in descriptions of Hindu religious practice rather than in general Western contexts.
- The family gathered each morning to perform a short pooja at home.
- Priests led the temple pooja with chanting and offerings of flowers.
- They organised a special pooja before starting the new business.
- Incense and lamps are common offerings during a pooja.
- The children watched quietly as their grandmother performed the pooja.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POOJA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POOJA
3 longer words begin with POOJA.
Shorter words from the letters in POOJA
Common questions about POOJA
- Is POOJA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POOJA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POOJA worth?
- POOJA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POOJA mean?
- A Hindu ritual act of worship performed with offerings, prayers and often light or incense.
- What letters can be added to POOJA?
- POOJA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POOJA:
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