PARADOS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PARADOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARADOS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARADOS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARADOS
No single letter turns PARADOS into another word.
How PARADOS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PARADOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does PARADOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A mound of earth behind a trench, protecting troops from rear fire.
Military engineers built it to shield defenders from shells or bullets coming from behind. The parados is a technical term, and it sits opposite the parapet at the front of the trench.
How PARADOS is used
Parados is a military engineering term.
- Soldiers piled a parados behind the trench.
- A low parados stopped the stray bullets.
- The map marked the parados clearly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARADOS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARADOS
1 longer words begin with PARADOS.
Shorter words from the letters in PARADOS
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Common questions about PARADOS
- Is PARADOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARADOS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARADOS worth?
- PARADOS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARADOS mean?
- A mound of earth behind a trench, protecting troops from rear fire.
- What letters can be added to PARADOS?
- No single letter can be added to PARADOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PARADOS:
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