PARACUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARACUSES 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.
p3a1r1a1c3u1s1e1s1
Depends on the listPARACUSES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PARACUSES?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful PARACUSES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARACUSES
No single letter turns PARACUSES into another word.
How PARACUSES scores
Scrabble p3a1r1a1c3u1s1e1s1 13
Words with Friends p4a1r1a1c4u2s1e1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARACUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARACUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PARACUSES
capueras12 scaupers12 caesuras10 apercus11 capuera11 caspase11 escarps11 parsecs11 percuss11 scarpas11 scauper11 scrapes11 secpars11 spacers11 spruces11 arcuses9 caesars9 caesura9 causers9 cesuras9 pasears9 pausers9 sarapes9 saucers9 sucrase9 apercu10 auceps10 capers10 caraps10 carpus10 crapes10 escarp10 pacers10 parsec10 recaps10 scapas10 scapes10 scapus10 scarpa10 scarps10
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Common questions about PARACUSES
- Is PARACUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARACUSES is not in it.
- How many points is PARACUSES worth?
- PARACUSES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARACUSES?
- No single letter can be added to PARACUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARACUSES:
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