PARAPHASIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. PARAPHASIA 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept PARAPHASIA?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PARAPHASIA is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PARAPHASIA

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

How PARAPHASIA scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in PARAPHASIA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about PARAPHASIA

• The letter A appears four times in PARAPHASIA.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with PARAPHASIA

1 longer words begin with PARAPHASIA.

Shorter words from the letters in PARAPHASIA

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Common questions about PARAPHASIA

Is PARAPHASIA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARAPHASIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PARAPHASIA worth?

PARAPHASIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PARAPHASIA?

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