PUJA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PUJA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUJA?
| 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 PUJA is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUJA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUJA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PUJA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does PUJA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An act of worship in Hinduism.
Puja can be a few seconds at a household shrine or a public ceremony lasting days, and the word covers both without distinction. It comes from Sanskrit and reached English through Bengali and Hindi.
How PUJA is used
Countable and uncountable. Also spelled pooja.
- A puja at home takes a minute and one at a temple takes days.
- The word puja comes from Sanskrit.
- Two pujas on the same morning for different reasons.
- A puja needs no priest if it is done at home.
- English met puja through Bengali and Hindi.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUJA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUJA
The 4 tiles of PUJA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PUJA
5 longer words begin with PUJA.
Shorter words from the letters in PUJA
Common questions about PUJA
- Is PUJA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUJA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUJA worth?
- PUJA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUJA mean?
- An act of worship in Hinduism.
- What letters can be added to PUJA?
- PUJA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PUJA:
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