PRAHU is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRAHU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAHU?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRAHU is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAHU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prahusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAHU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRAHU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does PRAHU mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A traditional sailing boat of Malaysia and Indonesia, often built so either end can serve as the bow.
A prahu is a light wooden sailing vessel long used for fishing and inter-island trade across the Malay Archipelago, typically rigged with a large triangular sail and steadied by an outrigger. Because either end of the hull can act as the front, a prahu can change direction without the whole boat turning around, which suits narrow channels and shifting winds. The word appears in English with several spellings, including prau, prao, and proa, all reflecting attempts to render the same Malay term. Travellers' accounts of Southeast Asia are where the word most often surfaces in English.
How PRAHU is used
Nautical and somewhat specialist; used in accounts of Southeast Asian sailing craft rather than in everyday speech.
- The fishermen loaded their catch onto a waiting prahu.
- A prahu with a woven sail slipped between the mangroves.
- The explorer described the local prahu as fast but unstable in open sea.
- Traders once crossed the strait in a single overloaded prahu.
- The museum displayed a model prahu alongside other regional boats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAHU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRAHU
1 longer words begin with PRAHU.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAHU
Common questions about PRAHU
- Is PRAHU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAHU, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAHU worth?
- PRAHU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAHU mean?
- A traditional sailing boat of Malaysia and Indonesia, often built so either end can serve as the bow.
- What letters can be added to PRAHU?
- PRAHU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRAHU:
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