PRAO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PRAO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAO?
| 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 PRAO is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
praosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PRAO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does PRAO mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
An outrigger sailing boat built with one flat side and one curved, able to reverse direction without turning the hull around; also spelled proa or prau.
The prao is built asymmetrically, with one side flat and the other curved, and it sails equally well in either direction by shifting which end points forward rather than turning the whole hull around. European sailors who first saw the prao found the design startling, and the alternative spellings proa and prau of the same boat appear throughout old travel writing.
How PRAO is used
Countable: a prao, two praos. Also written proa or prau.
- The prao outran every European ship that chased it.
- A prao changes direction by reversing ends rather than turning.
- Sailors described the prao as flying rather than sailing.
- Two praos raced past the anchored merchant ship.
- The design of the prao puzzled the first Europeans who saw one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRAO
The 4 tiles of PRAO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRAO
1 longer words begin with PRAO.
Words with PRAO inside
2 words contain PRAO in the middle. Words that start with PRAO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAO
Common questions about PRAO
- Is PRAO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAO, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAO worth?
- PRAO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAO mean?
- An outrigger sailing boat built with one flat side and one curved, able to reverse direction without turning the hull around; also spelled proa or prau.
- What letters can be added to PRAO?
- PRAO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PRAO:
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