PARAENETICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARAENETICAL 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARAENETICAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAENETICAL is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAENETICAL
No single letter turns PARAENETICAL into another word.
How PARAENETICAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PARAENETICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAENETICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAENETICAL
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Common questions about PARAENETICAL
- Is PARAENETICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARAENETICAL is not in it.
- How many points is PARAENETICAL worth?
- PARAENETICAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARAENETICAL?
- No single letter can be added to PARAENETICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PARAENETICAL:
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