PARAGENETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PARAGENETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARAGENETIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAGENETIC is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAGENETIC
No single letter turns PARAGENETIC into another word.
How PARAGENETIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARAGENETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAGENETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARAGENETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the order in which associated minerals formed together in a rock.
Geologists use paragenetic studies to work out the sequence in which minerals crystallized in a deposit. The idea tells them about the temperature and chemistry of the rock while it formed.
How PARAGENETIC is used
Used in geology and mineralogy, often in the phrase paragenetic sequence.
- The paragenetic sequence shows quartz forming before the ore minerals.
- A paragenetic study of the vein revealed three stages of growth.
- The report included a paragenetic diagram of the deposit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARAGENETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARAGENETIC
1 longer words begin with PARAGENETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAGENETIC
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Common questions about PARAGENETIC
- Is PARAGENETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARAGENETIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARAGENETIC worth?
- PARAGENETIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARAGENETIC mean?
- Relating to the order in which associated minerals formed together in a rock.
- What letters can be added to PARAGENETIC?
- No single letter can be added to PARAGENETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARAGENETIC:
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