PARAGRAPH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PARAGRAPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARAGRAPH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAGRAPH is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAGRAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paragraphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARAGRAPH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARAGRAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAGRAPH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARAGRAPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually several sentences long, that begins on a new line.
Each paragraph normally handles one main idea, which helps readers find their place on the page. Newspapers sometimes use the word for a short item, and as a verb it means to divide text into such sections.
How PARAGRAPH is used
Teachers and editors talk about the opening paragraph, a long paragraph or a paragraph break.
- The first paragraph of the essay introduces the main argument.
- Start a new paragraph whenever the topic changes.
- He skimmed the long paragraph and went straight to the conclusion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARAGRAPH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARAGRAPH
12 longer words begin with PARAGRAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAGRAPH
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Common questions about PARAGRAPH
- Is PARAGRAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARAGRAPH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARAGRAPH worth?
- PARAGRAPH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARAGRAPH mean?
- A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually several sentences long, that begins on a new line.
- What letters can be added to PARAGRAPH?
- PARAGRAPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARAGRAPH:
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