PARABOLES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARABOLES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3a1r1a1b3o1l1e1s1
Depends on the listPARABOLES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PARABOLES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful PARABOLES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARABOLES
No single letter turns PARABOLES into another word.
How PARABOLES scores
Scrabble p3a1r1a1b3o1l1e1s1 13
Words with Friends p4a1r1a1b4o1l2e1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARABOLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARABOLES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PARABOLES
parables12 parabole12 parsable12 prebasal12 sparable12 bresaola10 psoralea10 parable11 posable11 ropable11 saprobe11 arables9 earlaps9 labrose9 parasol9 paroles9 reposal9 areolas7 probes10 rebops10 abaser8 abears8 aboral8 apolar8 arable8 arepas8 arobas8 aslope8 balers8 belars8 blares8 blears8 blores8 borals8 boreal8 boreas8 borels8 earlap8 labors8 lapser8
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Common questions about PARABOLES
- Is PARABOLES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARABOLES is not in it.
- How many points is PARABOLES worth?
- PARABOLES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARABOLES?
- No single letter can be added to PARABOLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARABOLES:
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