PARAPHONIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARAPHONIA 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARAPHONIA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAPHONIA is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAPHONIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paraphoniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARAPHONIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARAPHONIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAPHONIA has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PARAPHONIA
1 longer words begin with PARAPHONIA.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAPHONIA
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Common questions about PARAPHONIA
- Is PARAPHONIA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARAPHONIA is not in it.
- How many points is PARAPHONIA worth?
- PARAPHONIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARAPHONIA?
- PARAPHONIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARAPHONIA:
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