PARATHION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PARATHION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARATHION?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARATHION is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARATHION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parathionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARATHION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARATHION, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARATHION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARATHION mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
An extremely toxic organophosphorus compound once widely used as an agricultural insecticide.
Parathion is a pale oil that is colourless and odourless when pure, which makes its danger easy to overlook. Because it is so poisonous to humans as well as insects, handling it requires strict precautions. Its name turns up mainly in chemistry texts and in the history of farm chemicals.
How PARATHION is used
Appears in chemistry, agriculture and toxicology writing about pesticides.
- Workers sprayed the orchard with parathion before the rules on its use tightened.
- Parathion is only slightly soluble in water.
- The report described a poisoning caused by contact with parathion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARATHION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARATHION
1 longer words begin with PARATHION.
Shorter words from the letters in PARATHION
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Common questions about PARATHION
- Is PARATHION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARATHION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARATHION worth?
- PARATHION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARATHION mean?
- An extremely toxic organophosphorus compound once widely used as an agricultural insecticide.
- What letters can be added to PARATHION?
- PARATHION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARATHION:
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