PARAMOECIUM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARAMOECIUM 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PARAMOECIUM?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAMOECIUM is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAMOECIUM
No single letter turns PARAMOECIUM into another word.
How PARAMOECIUM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARAMOECIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAMOECIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARAMOECIUM
- PARAMOECIUM contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PARAMOECIUM
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Common questions about PARAMOECIUM
- Is PARAMOECIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARAMOECIUM, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARAMOECIUM worth?
- PARAMOECIUM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARAMOECIUM?
- No single letter can be added to PARAMOECIUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARAMOECIUM:
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