PARACHOR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PARACHOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARACHOR?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARACHOR is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARACHOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parachorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARACHOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARACHOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARACHOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARACHOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A number linking the molecular weight and surface tension of a liquid to its density.
Parachor was proposed as a way to compare liquids at different temperatures, because its value stays nearly constant. It once helped chemists guess the structure of unknown molecules from measurements alone. Few outside physical chemistry will have come across the term.
How PARACHOR is used
Used in physical chemistry textbooks.
- The parachor of the compound was calculated from its density.
- A table of parachor values helped the student estimate the structure.
- Chemists used the parachor long before modern spectroscopy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARACHOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARACHOR
1 longer words begin with PARACHOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PARACHOR
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Common questions about PARACHOR
- Is PARACHOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARACHOR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARACHOR worth?
- PARACHOR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARACHOR mean?
- A number linking the molecular weight and surface tension of a liquid to its density.
- What letters can be added to PARACHOR?
- PARACHOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARACHOR:
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