PARATANIWHAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARATANIWHAS 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.
Which word lists accept PARATANIWHAS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARATANIWHAS is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARATANIWHAS
No single letter turns PARATANIWHAS into another word.
How PARATANIWHAS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PARATANIWHAS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARATANIWHAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARATANIWHAS
- The letter A appears four times in PARATANIWHAS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PARATANIWHAS
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Common questions about PARATANIWHAS
- Is PARATANIWHAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARATANIWHAS is not in it.
- How many points is PARATANIWHAS worth?
- PARATANIWHAS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARATANIWHAS?
- No single letter can be added to PARATANIWHAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PARATANIWHAS:
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