PARABOLOIDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PARABOLOIDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARABOLOIDAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARABOLOIDAL is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARABOLOIDAL
No single letter turns PARABOLOIDAL into another word.
How PARABOLOIDAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PARABOLOIDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARABOLOIDAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARABOLOIDAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a paraboloid, a bowl-like surface made by turning a parabola around its axis.
Satellite dishes and telescope mirrors are paraboloidal because that shape sends parallel rays to a single focus. A paraboloidal reflector in a torch works the other way, turning light from a point into a beam. The word paraboloidal is used in geometry, optics and engineering.
How PARABOLOIDAL is used
Paraboloidal is used in geometry and optics for dish-shaped surfaces with a parabolic section.
- The antenna has a paraboloidal reflector.
- A paraboloidal mirror focuses starlight to one point.
- The roof was built in a paraboloidal shape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARABOLOIDAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about PARABOLOIDAL
- Is PARABOLOIDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARABOLOIDAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARABOLOIDAL worth?
- PARABOLOIDAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARABOLOIDAL mean?
- Shaped like a paraboloid, a bowl-like surface made by turning a parabola around its axis.
- What letters can be added to PARABOLOIDAL?
- No single letter can be added to PARABOLOIDAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PARABOLOIDAL:
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