PARANOIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PARANOIC 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 PARANOIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARANOIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARANOIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paranoicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARANOIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARANOIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARANOIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARANOIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A person who suffers from paranoia, a mental condition marked by unfounded suspicion.
Older psychiatric writing speaks of a paranoic where today one would say a person with paranoia. The form is rare and paranoiac is the more common variant. As an adjective it describes the condition, not just the sufferer.
How PARANOIC is used
A rare clinical word for someone with paranoia, now largely replaced by other terms.
- The case notes described the patient as a paranoic.
- Early texts classed the paranoic as deluded but clear in speech.
- He was treated as a paranoic by those who ignored his warnings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARANOIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARANOIC
2 longer words begin with PARANOIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PARANOIC
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Common questions about PARANOIC
- Is PARANOIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARANOIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARANOIC worth?
- PARANOIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARANOIC mean?
- A person who suffers from paranoia, a mental condition marked by unfounded suspicion.
- What letters can be added to PARANOIC?
- PARANOIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARANOIC:
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