PARAPARA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARAPARA 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARAPARA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAPARA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAPARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paraparasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARAPARA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARAPARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAPARA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARAPARA
- The letter A appears four times in PARAPARA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PARAPARA
1 longer words begin with PARAPARA.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAPARA
Common questions about PARAPARA
- Is PARAPARA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARAPARA is not in it.
- How many points is PARAPARA worth?
- PARAPARA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARAPARA?
- PARAPARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARAPARA:
Open PARAPARA in the Word Finder