PARANTHROPUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARANTHROPUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARANTHROPUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARANTHROPUS is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARANTHROPUS
No single letter turns PARANTHROPUS into another word.
How PARANTHROPUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PARANTHROPUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARANTHROPUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PARANTHROPUS
1 longer words begin with PARANTHROPUS.
Shorter words from the letters in PARANTHROPUS
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Common questions about PARANTHROPUS
- Is PARANTHROPUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARANTHROPUS is not in it.
- How many points is PARANTHROPUS worth?
- PARANTHROPUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARANTHROPUS?
- No single letter can be added to PARANTHROPUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PARANTHROPUS:
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