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Is paul a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word paul is a Scrabble US word. The word paul is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

P3A1U1L1

Is paul a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word paul is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

P3A1U1L1

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4-letter words (2 found)

PAUL,PULA,

3-letter words (6 found)

ALP,ALU,LAP,PAL,PLU,PUL,

2-letter words (4 found)

AL,LA,PA,UP,

You can make 12 words from paul according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of paul

paul

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɔːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɔl/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /pɑl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl
  • Homophones: pall, pawl

Etymology 1

Noun

paul (plural pauls)

  1. An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.

Etymology 2

Noun

paul (plural pauls)

  1. Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”).

Etymology 3

From Hindi [Term?].

Alternative forms

  • pal, pawl

Noun

paul (plural pauls)

  1. (India, historical) A small tent of various kinds.

References

  • Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “paul”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

Anagrams

  • Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paol]
  • Rhymes: -aol, -ol

Adjective

paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول)

  1. blue (blue-colored)
    Synonyms: belau, biru, nila

Noun

paul (Jawi spelling ڤاءول, plural paul-paul)

  1. blue (colour)

Further reading

  • “paul” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin padūlem, from Latin palūdem via metathesis. Compare Spanish paúl.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ul, (Brazil) -uw
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ul

Noun

paul m (plural pauis)

  1. (geography) swamp
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano

Further reading

  • “paul”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Sundanese

Etymology

Compare Old Javanese pahul, pawul (“light blue”).

Noun

paul

  1. blue
    Synonyms: biru, bulao

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpawl/ [ˈpaʊ̯l]
  • Rhymes: -awl
  • Syllabification: paul

Noun

paul (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜏ᜔ᜎ᜔)

  1. dated spelling of pawl

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

Noun

paul

  1. fowl
  2. chicken
    Synonym: kakaruk

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly from English "foul".”)

Adjective

paul

  1. immoral
  2. confused, mixed up, tangled

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