PARAPHRASTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARAPHRASTS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARAPHRASTS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAPHRASTS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAPHRASTS
No single letter turns PARAPHRASTS into another word.
How PARAPHRASTS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARAPHRASTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAPHRASTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAPHRASTS
Showing 40 of 201. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PARAPHRASTS
- Is PARAPHRASTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARAPHRASTS is not in it.
- How many points is PARAPHRASTS worth?
- PARAPHRASTS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARAPHRASTS?
- No single letter can be added to PARAPHRASTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARAPHRASTS:
Open PARAPHRASTS in the Word Finder