PRAU is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PRAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAU?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRAU is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prausChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PRAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does PRAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The spelling favoured by nineteenth-century travel writers for this double-ended outrigger boat of the Indonesian islands; also spelled proa or prao.
Prau is one of three accepted spellings, alongside proa and prao, for the same double-ended sailing craft that carries an outrigger for stability and reverses ends instead of turning about. Nineteenth-century travel writers used prau more than the other two spellings when describing boats seen among the islands of what is now Indonesia.
How PRAU is used
Countable: a prau, two praus. Also written proa or prao.
- The prau slipped between the islands faster than the steamer.
- A prau reverses ends instead of coming about.
- Fishermen kept a prau moored beside the larger boats.
- The writer counted a dozen praus in the harbour at dawn.
- A prau under full sail leans hard on its outrigger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRAU
5 longer words begin with PRAU.
Words with PRAU inside
7 words contain PRAU in the middle. Words that start with PRAU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAU
Common questions about PRAU
- Is PRAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAU, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAU worth?
- PRAU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAU mean?
- The spelling favoured by nineteenth-century travel writers for this double-ended outrigger boat of the Indonesian islands; also spelled proa or prao.
- What letters can be added to PRAU?
- PRAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PRAU:
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