Is PAKEHAS a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — PAKEHAS is a valid Scrabble word worth 16 points.
PAKEHAS appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
PAKEHAS — Definition
<pakeha=n>
Part of speech: a noun
PAKEHAS — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
PAKEHAS is worth 16 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| K | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| H | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| P | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | ||
PAKEHAS in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how PAKEHAS fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | PAKEHAS valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | No |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | No |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | No |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is PAKEHAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAKEHAS is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 16 Scrabble points.
What does PAKEHAS mean in Scrabble?
PAKEHAS is a noun as: <pakeha=n>.
How many points is PAKEHAS worth in Scrabble?
PAKEHAS is worth 16points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: A=1 (×2), K=5, H=4, P=3, E=1, S=1.