PARATANIWHA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARATANIWHA 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARATANIWHA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARATANIWHA is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARATANIWHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parataniwhasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARATANIWHA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARATANIWHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARATANIWHA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARATANIWHA
- The letter A appears four times in PARATANIWHA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PARATANIWHA
1 longer words begin with PARATANIWHA.
Shorter words from the letters in PARATANIWHA
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Common questions about PARATANIWHA
- Is PARATANIWHA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARATANIWHA is not in it.
- How many points is PARATANIWHA worth?
- PARATANIWHA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARATANIWHA?
- PARATANIWHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARATANIWHA:
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