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Is puja a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word puja is a Scrabble US word. The word puja is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is puja a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word puja is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Valid words made from Puja

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4-letter words (2 found)

JAUP,PUJA,

3-letter words (1 found)

JAP,

2-letter words (3 found)

JA,PA,UP,

You can make 6 words from puja according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of puja

puja

English

Alternative forms

  • pooja

Etymology

From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence or worship”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpuːdʒə/

Noun

puja (countable and uncountable, plural pujas)

  1. A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship. [from 17th c.]

Related terms

  • bhoomi puja
  • Kali Puja
  • pujari

Anagrams

  • jaup

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpu.ʒə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈpu.d͡ʒa]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pujar.

Noun

puja f (plural puges)

  1. ascent, rise, gain

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā, “reverence; worship”).

Noun

puja f (plural puges)

  1. (religion) puja

Etymology 3

Verb

puja

  1. inflection of pujar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “puja”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay puja, from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā). Doublet of puji.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pu.d͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ja

Noun

puja

  1. an act of worship

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “puja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi पूजा (pūjā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pudʒa]

Noun

puja

  1. (Hinduism) a religious ritual performed as an act of worship.

Derived terms

  • pujari

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuxa/ [ˈpu.xa]
  • Rhymes: -uxa
  • Syllabification: pu‧ja

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pujar.

Noun

puja f (plural pujas)

  1. bid
  2. struggle
    pujas de poder ― power struggles

Etymology 2

Verb

puja

  1. inflection of pujar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “puja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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