PARASANG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PARASANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARASANG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARASANG is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARASANG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parasangsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARASANG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARASANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARASANG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARASANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ancient Persian measure of distance, roughly the length of an hour on foot, about three and a half miles.
Greek historians such as Herodotus used the parasang to report the size of the Persian empire, though its exact length varied between places and periods. Modern readers meet the word mostly in translations of old travel accounts.
How PARASANG is used
A historical unit, found in ancient history and translated texts.
- The king marched his army a hundred parasangs from the coast.
- One parasang was about an hour of travel on foot.
- The traveller counted every parasang between the two cities.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARASANG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARASANG
The 8 tiles of PARASANG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PARASANG
1 longer words begin with PARASANG.
Shorter words from the letters in PARASANG
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Common questions about PARASANG
- Is PARASANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARASANG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARASANG worth?
- PARASANG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARASANG mean?
- An ancient Persian measure of distance, roughly the length of an hour on foot, about three and a half miles.
- What letters can be added to PARASANG?
- PARASANG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARASANG:
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