PARAMOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PARAMOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARAMOUR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAMOUR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAMOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paramoursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARAMOUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARAMOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAMOUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARAMOUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A lover, especially the partner in a secret or forbidden romance.
Novels set in the past speak of a paramour when a married person keeps a hidden attachment. The word once had a gentler sense of simply a sweetheart. Today it sounds old-fashioned and slightly scandalous.
How PARAMOUR is used
Used in literary or humorous writing for an illicit or secret lover.
- The duke's paramour lived in a house by the river.
- Rumours spread that the actress had a paramour abroad.
- In the play, a jealous husband discovers his wife's paramour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARAMOUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARAMOUR
1 longer words begin with PARAMOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAMOUR
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Common questions about PARAMOUR
- Is PARAMOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARAMOUR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARAMOUR worth?
- PARAMOUR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARAMOUR mean?
- A lover, especially the partner in a secret or forbidden romance.
- What letters can be added to PARAMOUR?
- PARAMOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARAMOUR:
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