PARATHESES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARATHESES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARATHESES?
| 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 PARATHESES is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARATHESES
No single letter turns PARATHESES into another word.
How PARATHESES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARATHESES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARATHESES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PARATHESES
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Common questions about PARATHESES
- Is PARATHESES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARATHESES is not in it.
- How many points is PARATHESES worth?
- PARATHESES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARATHESES?
- No single letter can be added to PARATHESES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARATHESES:
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