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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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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.

All 4 letters words made out of puja

puja upja pjua jpua ujpa jupa puaj upaj pauj apuj uapj aupj pjau jpau paju apju japu ajpu ujap juap uajp aujp jaup ajup

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word puja. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in puja.

Definitions and meaning of puja

puja

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

  • pujari

Anagrams

  • jaup

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpu.ʒə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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