PARANOIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. PARANOIAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept PARANOIAC?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PARANOIAC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PARANOIAC

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PARANOIAC scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in PARANOIAC, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARANOIAC has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PARANOIAC

• PARANOIAC 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 PARANOIAC

1 longer words begin with PARANOIAC.

Shorter words from the letters in PARANOIAC

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Common questions about PARANOIAC

Is PARANOIAC valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARANOIAC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PARANOIAC worth?

PARANOIAC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PARANOIAC?

PARANOIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.