PARAPHRAXIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARAPHRAXIA 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARAPHRAXIA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAPHRAXIA is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAPHRAXIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paraphraxiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARAPHRAXIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARAPHRAXIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAPHRAXIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARAPHRAXIA
- The letter A appears four times in PARAPHRAXIA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PARAPHRAXIA
1 longer words begin with PARAPHRAXIA.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAPHRAXIA
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Common questions about PARAPHRAXIA
- Is PARAPHRAXIA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARAPHRAXIA is not in it.
- How many points is PARAPHRAXIA worth?
- PARAPHRAXIA is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARAPHRAXIA?
- PARAPHRAXIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARAPHRAXIA:
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