PARCEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PARCEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARCEL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARCEL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARCEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parcelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARCEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PARCEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about PARCEL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PARCEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Something wrapped up to be carried or posted, or a separate piece of land.
The postal sense is the commonest, as in a parcel delivered by courier. The word also names a plot of ground sold or inherited as a unit, and an amount of goods dealt with in a single sale. As a verb, to parcel out is to share something in portions, and sailors once parcelled a rope with strips of tarred canvas to protect it from wear.
How PARCEL is used
Common in post, trade and property language.
- A parcel arrived at the door this morning.
- The farmer sold a small parcel of land to his neighbour.
- She tied the parcel with string and brown paper.
- The estate was cut into three parcels of land.
- He asked the clerk to weigh the parcel before posting it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARCEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARCEL
The 6 tiles of PARCEL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PARCEL
6 longer words begin with PARCEL.
Shorter words from the letters in PARCEL
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Common questions about PARCEL
- Is PARCEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARCEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARCEL worth?
- PARCEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARCEL mean?
- Something wrapped up to be carried or posted, or a separate piece of land.
- What letters can be added to PARCEL?
- PARCEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PARCEL:
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