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PARAGLIDINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. PARAGLIDINGS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

p3a1r1a1g2l1i1d2i1n1g2s1
Depends on the listPARAGLIDINGS · 12 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept PARAGLIDINGS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 27 / 100

27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.42
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.67%

Our own measure of how useful PARAGLIDINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PARAGLIDINGS

No single letter turns PARAGLIDINGS into another word.

How PARAGLIDINGS scores

Scrabble p3a1r1a1g2l1i1d2i1n1g2s1 17
Words with Friends p4a1r1a1g3l2i1d2i1n2g3s1 22

Face value of the 12 tiles in PARAGLIDINGS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
a29
r16
g23
l14
i29
d14
n16
s14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAGLIDINGS has to be built on the board across turns.

Shorter words from the letters in PARAGLIDINGS

disparaging16 paragliding16 palisading14 plaidings13 spairging13 springald13 ridglings12 spiraling12 slairging11 displing12 grandpas12 grasping12 gripings12 parading12 pargings12 piglings12 plaiding12 sparging12 aspiring11 gadlings11 gildings11 girdings11 girdling11 glidings11 gradings11 graplins11 laggards11 laipsing11 niggards11 pairings11 paladins11 pardalis11 pindaris11 praising11 prandial11 ridgings11 ridgling11 riggalds11 spandril11 sparling11

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Common questions about PARAGLIDINGS

Is PARAGLIDINGS valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARAGLIDINGS is not in it.
How many points is PARAGLIDINGS worth?
PARAGLIDINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PARAGLIDINGS?
No single letter can be added to PARAGLIDINGS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PARAGLIDINGS:

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