POPPA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POPPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POPPA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POPPA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPPA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poppasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POPPA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POPPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 3 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. POPPA needs 1 blank tile.
What does POPPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal word for father, used mainly by young children or as a term of affection.
Poppa belongs to the same family of childish and affectionate names as mama and papa, formed from one of the easiest sounds a baby can make. It is heard across the English-speaking world but is strongly associated with American speech, where it often marks warmth or nostalgia rather than formality. Grown children sometimes keep using poppa for an older father or grandfather long after they have stopped using other baby words.
How POPPA is used
Informal and affectionate; used in direct address and in reminiscence about a father or grandfather.
- She ran to hug her poppa at the airport.
- Poppa always cooked breakfast on Sunday mornings.
- The children called their grandfather poppa.
- He asked poppa for the car keys.
- My poppa taught me to fish on this same lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POPPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POPPA
5 longer words begin with POPPA.
Shorter words from the letters in POPPA
Common questions about POPPA
- Is POPPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POPPA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POPPA worth?
- POPPA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POPPA mean?
- An informal word for father, used mainly by young children or as a term of affection.
- What letters can be added to POPPA?
- POPPA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POPPA:
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