PARABRAKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARABRAKES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARABRAKES?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARABRAKES is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARABRAKES
No single letter turns PARABRAKES into another word.
How PARABRAKES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARABRAKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARABRAKES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PARABRAKES
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Common questions about PARABRAKES
- Is PARABRAKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARABRAKES is not in it.
- How many points is PARABRAKES worth?
- PARABRAKES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARABRAKES?
- No single letter can be added to PARABRAKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARABRAKES:
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