PARADOXIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARADOXIES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARADOXIES?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARADOXIES is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARADOXIES
No single letter turns PARADOXIES into another word.
How PARADOXIES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARADOXIES, 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 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARADOXIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PARADOXIES
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Common questions about PARADOXIES
- Is PARADOXIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARADOXIES is not in it.
- How many points is PARADOXIES worth?
- PARADOXIES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARADOXIES?
- No single letter can be added to PARADOXIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARADOXIES:
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