PARAPLEGIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PARAPLEGIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARAPLEGIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAPLEGIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAPLEGIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paraplegicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARAPLEGIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARAPLEGIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAPLEGIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARAPLEGIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Affected by paralysis of the legs and lower body, usually after damage to the spinal cord.
A paraplegic person typically keeps use of the arms, which is why many take part in wheelchair sport. The term is medical and is also used as a noun. Many people today prefer wording such as "person with paraplegia".
How PARAPLEGIC is used
Medical term; used as adjective and noun, though person-first phrasing is often preferred.
- The paraplegic athlete won gold in the wheelchair race.
- After the accident he became paraplegic at the age of twenty.
- The building was redesigned for paraplegic visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARAPLEGIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARAPLEGIC
1 longer words begin with PARAPLEGIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAPLEGIC
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Common questions about PARAPLEGIC
- Is PARAPLEGIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARAPLEGIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARAPLEGIC worth?
- PARAPLEGIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARAPLEGIC mean?
- Affected by paralysis of the legs and lower body, usually after damage to the spinal cord.
- What letters can be added to PARAPLEGIC?
- PARAPLEGIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARAPLEGIC:
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