PARISH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PARISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARISH?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARISH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARISH
No single letter turns PARISH into another word.
How PARISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PARISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does PARISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A local district with its own church and clergyman; also a small unit of local government.
The parish was the basic cell of church organisation in much of Europe, and in England it later took on civil duties such as caring for roads and the poor. Today a parish council is the lowest tier of government in rural England. In Louisiana the same word names what other American states call a county.
How PARISH is used
Used in church life, English local government and Louisiana.
- The vicar has served the parish for thirty years.
- Our parish council meets on the first Monday of the month.
- Every Sunday the whole parish gathers for the harvest supper.
- New Orleans stands in Orleans Parish.
- The old parish register records births going back to 1600.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARISH
The 6 tiles of PARISH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PARISH
7 longer words begin with PARISH.
Shorter words from the letters in PARISH
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Common questions about PARISH
- Is PARISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARISH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARISH worth?
- PARISH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARISH mean?
- A local district with its own church and clergyman; also a small unit of local government.
- What letters can be added to PARISH?
- No single letter can be added to PARISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PARISH:
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