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Is PAN a Scrabble Word?

Yes, PAN is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel”.

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Is PAN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PAN is a valid 3-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: NAP.

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Letters
3
Scrabble
5 pts
Words With Friends
7 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

PAN meaning and definition

PAN has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

PAN as a noun

  1. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
  2. (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus.

PAN as a verb

  1. Make a sweeping movement.
  2. Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals.

PAN Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

PAN scores 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is P, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
P34
A11
N12
Total57

PAN on premium squares

On a double word square PAN scores 10 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 15. Putting P on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 3 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of PAN

1 word uses exactly the same 3 letters as PAN. See all anagrams of PAN.

  • nap5

Unscramble PAN: 3 words from its letters

The letters P, A, N make 3 shorter words, up to 2 letters long. Most common first.

  • pa4
  • an2
  • na2

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  • pa4
  • an2

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PAN word facts

PAN is a 3-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 1 vowel (A) and 2 consonants. It starts with P and ends with N. By corpus frequency, PAN is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters P, A, N on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 3 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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PAN Scrabble word FAQ

Is PAN a Scrabble word?

Yes. PAN is a valid 3-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does PAN mean?

PAN is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel”.

How many points is PAN worth in Scrabble?

PAN is worth 5 points in Scrabble: P (3) + A (1) + N (1). On a double word square it scores 10, and on a triple word square 15.

How many points is PAN in Words With Friends?

PAN is worth 7 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of PAN?

PAN has 1 anagram: NAP. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in PAN?

You can make 3 shorter words from the letters in PAN, including PA, AN and NA.

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