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payola

/peɪˈoʊlə/•noun

Payola can refer to a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce them to promote a particular record.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OLA

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PAYOLA” Mean?

/peɪˈoʊlə/

payola has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce them to promote a particular record

Scrabble Score

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Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word payola with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce them to promote a particular record

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

P, A, Y, O, L, A

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for payola.

PAYOLA is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with P and ends with A.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEB.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

PAYOLA has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside payola.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEB

CV Pattern

CVCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

PA, AY, YO, OL, LA

Trigrams

PAY, AYO, YOL, OLA

Crossword Intelligence

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

PAYOLA 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.