PARANOIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PARANOIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARANOIA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARANOIA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARANOIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARANOIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARANOIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARANOIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARANOIA
- PARANOIA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PARANOIA
3 longer words begin with PARANOIA.
Shorter words from the letters in PARANOIA
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Common questions about PARANOIA
- Is PARANOIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARANOIA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARANOIA worth?
- PARANOIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARANOIA?
- PARANOIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARANOIA:
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