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Unscramble PAWS and you have 16 words, PAWS itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. PAWS has 4 anagrams here, SPAW, SWAP, WAPS and WASP, scoring 9 like PAWS itself. PAW and WAP are the best of the shorter words, at 8 points. 4 letters: 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From paws

Words from PAWS by length: 5 with 4 letters, 8 with 3 and 3 with 2.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with paws

PAWS and 4 anagrams, WASP, WAPS, SWAP and SPAW, make up the 4-letter words made with PAWS letters; each scores 9 points.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with paws

PAW and WAP are the top 3-letter words in PAWS, 8 points each. WAS, SAW and SPA will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with paws

Among the 2-letter words from PAWS, AW leads with 5 points, then PA on 4 and AS on 2.

Neighbor Words of PAWS

Keep every letter of PAWS but one, change that one, and you get:

More 4-letter words: starting with PA · ending in WS · all 4-letter words

Definitions for the Top PAWS Plays

PAWS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

PAWS 9 · 10
to strike or scrape with a beating motion
SWAP 9 · 10
to trade
WAPS 9 · 10
to wrap
WASP 9 · 10
a stinging insect
PAW 8 · 9
to strike or scrape with a beating motion
WAP 8 · 9
to wrap
SAW 6 · 6
to perceive with the eyes
WAS 6 · 6
to have actuality

PAWS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes. PAWS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
PAWS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 16)151615

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

1 of the 16 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPAW.

Add a Letter to PAWS

These 12 words take every letter of PAWS plus a single extra one.

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