PARASITISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PARASITISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARASITISE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARASITISE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARASITISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARASITISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARASITISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARASITISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARASITISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To live on or in another organism as a parasite, or to exploit something for one's own benefit.
Parasitise is the British spelling of the verb and is used for fleas, worms, wasps and similar creatures. It can also be used figuratively for people or firms that feed off the work of others.
How PARASITISE is used
Parasitise is used in biology and, figuratively, in general writing.
- Some wasps parasitise caterpillars.
- The worm can parasitise fish and birds.
- Critics said the company would parasitise the original brand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARASITISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARASITISE
2 longer words begin with PARASITISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARASITISE
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Common questions about PARASITISE
- Is PARASITISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARASITISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARASITISE worth?
- PARASITISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARASITISE mean?
- To live on or in another organism as a parasite, or to exploit something for one's own benefit.
- What letters can be added to PARASITISE?
- PARASITISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARASITISE:
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