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papa
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4 LETTERS1 POINT[pəˈpɑː]
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When papa helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
2
A P
Two-Letter Start
PA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
PA
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 2 unique letters
- PA start
- PA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- papa is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 2 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, P x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The PA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
[pəˈpɑː][ˈpɑː.pə]
noun
Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
noun
A pet name for one's grandfather.
noun
A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
noun
The letter P in the ICAO spelling alphabet.