PARAPHRASTICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARAPHRASTICAL 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARAPHRASTICAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAPHRASTICAL is to know. It scores 23 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAPHRASTICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paraphrasticallChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PARAPHRASTICAL scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in PARAPHRASTICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAPHRASTICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARAPHRASTICAL
- The letter A appears four times in PARAPHRASTICAL.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PARAPHRASTICAL
1 longer words begin with PARAPHRASTICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAPHRASTICAL
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Common questions about PARAPHRASTICAL
- Is PARAPHRASTICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARAPHRASTICAL is not in it.
- How many points is PARAPHRASTICAL worth?
- PARAPHRASTICAL is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARAPHRASTICAL?
- PARAPHRASTICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of PARAPHRASTICAL:
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