Pawpaw
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A tropical American tree or shrub with large, deeply lobed leaves and elongated yellow fruit, also known as the papaya.
“The pawpaw trees in the garden were laden with ripe yellow fruit by midsummer.”
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paw·paw
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Features a repeated PAW pattern with two Ws, an unusual duplication that narrows options quickly
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Scrabble
Worth 16 points with two Ws each scoring 4 points, making it one of the higher-scoring six-letter words
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