PARADOXICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. PARADOXICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARADOXICAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARADOXICAL is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARADOXICAL
No single letter turns PARADOXICAL into another word.
How PARADOXICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARADOXICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARADOXICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARADOXICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Seeming to contradict itself, yet possibly true or meaningful.
A paradoxical result surprises people because it goes against what common sense predicts. Doctors also speak of a paradoxical reaction when a medicine has the opposite of its usual effect.
How PARADOXICAL is used
Paradoxical is used in everyday speech as well as in science, philosophy and medicine.
- It is paradoxical that the quietest room in the house was also the busiest.
- The sedative had a paradoxical effect and kept her awake.
- He found it paradoxical to feel lonely in such a crowded city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARADOXICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARADOXICAL
4 longer words begin with PARADOXICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PARADOXICAL
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Common questions about PARADOXICAL
- Is PARADOXICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARADOXICAL, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARADOXICAL worth?
- PARADOXICAL is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARADOXICAL mean?
- Seeming to contradict itself, yet possibly true or meaningful.
- What letters can be added to PARADOXICAL?
- No single letter can be added to PARADOXICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARADOXICAL:
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