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PARASPHENOID is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points

It depends on the list you play by. PARASPHENOID 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

p3a1r1a1s1p3h4e1n1o1i1d2
Depends on the listPARASPHENOID · 12 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept PARASPHENOID?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.67
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.08%

Our own measure of how useful PARASPHENOID is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PARASPHENOID

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

parasphenoids21

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PARASPHENOID scores

Scrabble p3a1r1a1s1p3h4e1n1o1i1d2 20
Words with Friends p4a1r1a1s1p4h3e1n2o1i1d2 22

Face value of the 12 tiles in PARASPHENOID, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p22
a29
r16
s14
h12
e112
n16
o18
i19
d14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARASPHENOID has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PARASPHENOID

parasphenoids21

1 longer words begin with PARASPHENOID.

Shorter words from the letters in PARASPHENOID

apophenias17 diaphorase16 sapphired17 apophenia16 hornpipes16 aphorised15 diaphones15 appraised14 disappear14 peponidas14 pinedrops14 sandpaper14 sandpiper14 rhodanise13 roanpipes13 paranoids12 paraphed16 hornpipe15 paphians15 prophase15 sapphire15 shoppier15 daphnias14 deanship14 diaphone14 diphones14 hardpans14 headpins14 nephroid14 orphaned14 parishad14 pinheads14 pradhans14 raphides14 rhapsode14 sandheap14 siphoned14 sphenoid14 spheroid14 anaphors13

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Common questions about PARASPHENOID

Is PARASPHENOID valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARASPHENOID is not in it.
How many points is PARASPHENOID worth?
PARASPHENOID is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PARASPHENOID?
PARASPHENOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PARASPHENOID:

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