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papaya

/pəˈpaɪə/noun

Papaya can refer to tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit or large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 13

Length

6

Scrabble

13

WWF

14

Starts

PA

Ends

AYA

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PAPAYA” Mean?

/pəˈpaɪə/

papaya has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

Synonyms

2

large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh

Synonyms for PAPAYA

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

Length

6 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

A

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

P, A, P, A, Y, A

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

p
a
p
a
y
a

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for papaya.

PAPAYA is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with P and ends with A.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 3 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABABCB.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using papaya in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

PAPAYA has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

PAPAYA is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

PAPAYA can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PAPAYA contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

3

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

Y

Letter Pattern

ABABCB

CV Pattern

CVCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

PA, AP, PA, AY, YA

Trigrams

PAP, APA, PAY, AYA

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for papaya.

PAPAYA is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with P and ends with A, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with A, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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