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
What does PARANOIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An unfounded and exaggerated fear that other people are plotting against one.
In psychiatry paranoia is a serious condition built on persistent delusions. In everyday speech it is looser, meaning an anxious suspicion that others mean harm. The related adjective is paranoid.
How PARANOIA is used
Used both in clinical contexts and loosely in conversation.
- His paranoia grew worse whenever the phone rang.
- There was a note of paranoia in the memo.
- The film plays on the paranoia of life under constant watch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARANOIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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 does PARANOIA mean?
- An unfounded and exaggerated fear that other people are plotting against one.
- 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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