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Is playa a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word playa is a Scrabble US word. The word playa is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is playa a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word playa is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Yes. The word playa is a Words With Friends word. The word playa is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

PALAY,PLAYA,

4-letter words (6 found)

ALAP,ALAY,APAY,PAAL,PALY,PLAY,

3-letter words (10 found)

AAL,ALA,ALP,LAP,LAY,PAL,PAY,PLY,PYA,YAP,

2-letter words (6 found)

AA,AL,AY,LA,PA,YA,

You can make 24 words from playa according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of playa

playa lpaya palya aplya lapya alpya plyaa lpyaa pylaa yplaa lypaa ylpaa payla apyla pyala ypala aypla yapla laypa alypa lyapa ylapa aylpa yalpa plaay lpaay palay aplay lapay alpay plaay lpaay palay aplay lapay alpay paaly apaly paaly apaly aaply aaply laapy alapy laapy alapy aalpy aalpy plyaa lpyaa pylaa yplaa lypaa ylpaa playa lpaya palya aplya lapya alpya pyala ypala payla apyla yapla aypla lyapa ylapa laypa alypa yalpa aylpa payal apyal pyaal ypaal aypal yapal paayl apayl paayl apayl aapyl aapyl pyaal ypaal payal apyal yapal aypal ayapl yaapl aaypl aaypl yaapl ayapl layap alyap lyaap ylaap aylap yalap laayp alayp laayp alayp aalyp aalyp lyaap ylaap layap alyap yalap aylap ayalp yaalp aaylp aaylp yaalp ayalp

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Definitions and meaning of playa

playa

Etymology 1

From Spanish playa (“beach”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈplaɪə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə

Noun

playa (plural playas)

  1. (geology, US) A level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
Hyponyms
  • salt flat, salt pan, alkali flat
Derived terms
  • playa lake

Etymology 2

From a non-rhotic pronunciation of player.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪə

Noun

playa (plural playas)

  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A dude (an informal term of address or general term to describe a person, typically male).
  2. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A player (someone who plays the field, or has prowess in gaining romantic and sexual relationships).

Aragonese

Etymology

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

Noun

playa f (plural playas)

  1. beach

References

  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “playa”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Noun

playa f (plural playes)

  1. beach

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish playa.

Noun

playa

  1. beach
  2. "the town" (in Aruba)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: pla‧ya

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga. Compare Portuguese praia, French plage, Italian spiaggia.

Noun

playa f (plural playas)

  1. beach
  2. car park
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → English: playa
  • Papiamentu: playa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

playa

  1. feminine singular of playo

Further reading

  • “playa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish playa.

Noun

playa c

  1. a (large) beach (at a southern holiday destination)

Declension

See also

  • badlakan
  • badstrand
  • parasoll
  • sand
  • solkräm

References

  • playa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • playa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org