PARASITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PARASITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARASITIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARASITIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARASITIC
No single letter turns PARASITIC into another word.
How PARASITIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARASITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARASITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARASITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Living on or in another organism and drawing nourishment from it, or taking advantage of others in a similar way.
In biology, a parasitic species depends on a host and gives nothing back. The word carries over into everyday criticism of people or businesses that live off the effort of others. Medical writers also use parasitic for diseases caused by such organisms.
How PARASITIC is used
Used in biology and medicine, and figuratively for people or systems that exploit others.
- Tapeworms are parasitic creatures that live in the gut.
- The mistletoe is parasitic on the oak that carries it.
- He saw the middlemen as parasitic and wanted them cut out.
- A parasitic infection kept the child in hospital for a week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARASITIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARASITIC
6 longer words begin with PARASITIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PARASITIC
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Common questions about PARASITIC
- Is PARASITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARASITIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARASITIC worth?
- PARASITIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARASITIC mean?
- Living on or in another organism and drawing nourishment from it, or taking advantage of others in a similar way.
- What letters can be added to PARASITIC?
- No single letter can be added to PARASITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARASITIC:
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