PARANORMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PARANORMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARANORMAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARANORMAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARANORMAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paranormalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARANORMAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARANORMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARANORMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARANORMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation, such as ghosts or telepathy.
Believers link paranormal events to hauntings, psychic powers and similar mysteries, while sceptics ask for evidence before accepting any of them. As a noun with the, it names the whole field of such happenings.
How PARANORMAL is used
Common in books, television shows and everyday talk about the unexplained.
- She claims to have had a paranormal experience in the old house.
- The show investigates paranormal activity.
- He is a keen reader of paranormal fiction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARANORMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARANORMAL
4 longer words begin with PARANORMAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PARANORMAL
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Common questions about PARANORMAL
- Is PARANORMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARANORMAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARANORMAL worth?
- PARANORMAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARANORMAL mean?
- Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation, such as ghosts or telepathy.
- What letters can be added to PARANORMAL?
- PARANORMAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARANORMAL:
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