PULA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PULA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PULA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PULA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does PULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The basic unit of currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.
The pula takes its name from the same word used in the national motto of Botswana, where it also means rain, a fitting choice for a country where rainfall decides whether a year is prosperous. The pula has kept a stable value in the region since its introduction in 1976, when it replaced the South African rand.
How PULA is used
Countable: a pula, two pula (the plural is often left unchanged, as with many currency names).
- The meal cost around forty pula.
- He changed his dollars for pula at the airport.
- A single pula is divided into a hundred thebe.
- The price was marked in pula rather than in rand.
- Botswana adopted the pula in 1976.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PULA
The 4 tiles of PULA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PULA
3 longer words begin with PULA.
Words ending in PULA
7 words end in PULA. Useful as a back hook: play PULA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PULA inside
Showing 24 of 168 words that contain PULA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PULA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PULA
Common questions about PULA
- Is PULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PULA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PULA worth?
- PULA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULA mean?
- The basic unit of currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.
- What letters can be added to PULA?
- PULA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PULA:
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