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Paws

p 3a 1w 4s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of paw

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does paws mean?

noun

  1. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

  2. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

    “he had the hands of a surgeon”

    Synonymshandmanusmitt

verb

  1. scrape with the paws

    “The bear pawed the door”

  2. touch clumsily

    “The man tried to paw her”

Definitions shown for paw, the base form of paws.

Is PAWS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PAWS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
p 3a 1w 4s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
p 4a 1w 4s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
p 4a 1w 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
p 3a 1w 5s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PAWS

Hooks for PAWS

Add one letter to the front or back of PAWS to make another word.

Front hooks

Back hooks

None

Words that end like PAWS

Common words that share the ending -AWS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -AWS

Paws: quick answers

Is PAWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PAWS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PAWS worth?
PAWS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does paws mean?
paws is the plural and third-person singular form of paw, which means “a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PAWS?
You can make 11 shorter words from PAWS, such as PAW, WAP, SAW, WAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PAWS?
PAWS rearranges into SPAW, SWAP, WAPS, WASP.