PAR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. PAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAR?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAR is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does PAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
The standard number of strokes for a hole in golf.
Par is Latin for equal and reached English through finance, where it names the face value of a share. Golf borrowed it later, and the ordinary phrase about feeling below par came from the financial sense rather than from the game.
How PAR is used
Countable and uncountable. Also on a par with.
- A par four that plays like a five in any wind.
- The word par is Latin for equal.
- She has been below par since the flu.
- Two shots over par and the round was finished.
- On a par with the others and no better.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAR
The 3 tiles of PAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAR
Showing 24 of 1459 words that begin with PAR.
Words ending in PAR
10 words end in PAR. Useful as a back hook: play PAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAR inside
Showing 24 of 949 words that contain PAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAR
Common questions about PAR
- Is PAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAR worth?
- PAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAR mean?
- The standard number of strokes for a hole in golf.
- What letters can be added to PAR?
- PAR takes 9 hooks: 1 in front and 8 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PAR:
Open PAR in the Word Finder