Papers
/ˈpeɪpəz/
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Papers
noun
- A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
- A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
- Wallpaper.
- Wrapping paper.
- (rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
verb
- To apply paper to.
"to paper the hallway walls"
- To document; to memorialize.
"After they reached an agreement, their staffs papered it up."
- To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats.
"As the event has not sold well, we'll need to paper the house."
- To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.).
- To give public notice (typically by displaying posters) that a person is wanted by the police or other authority.
noun
- Official documents or identification, as a passport.
"He lost his papers while travelling and had a hard time getting home."
- A collection of documents, unpublished writing or correspondence in an archive or library collection.
Anagrams of Papers
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
p3
a1
p3
e1
r1
s1
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Papers
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Papers"
Papers is a 6-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "papers" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Papers" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "papers" is a medium-scoring word.