PARATROOP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PARATROOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARATROOP?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARATROOP is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARATROOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paratroopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARATROOP scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARATROOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARATROOP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARATROOP
- PARATROOP begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PARATROOP mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to soldiers who are trained to land by parachute.
Paratroop works mostly as a describing word in front of units, boots or training. The person is a paratrooper, and the group is usually called paratroops. Military writers prefer paratroop as a modifier because it is short.
How PARATROOP is used
Used before a noun in military contexts, such as a paratroop battalion.
- A paratroop battalion was dropped behind the river at dawn.
- He wore his old paratroop boots on every hike.
- The paratroop landing was delayed by high winds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARATROOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARATROOP
3 longer words begin with PARATROOP.
Shorter words from the letters in PARATROOP
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Common questions about PARATROOP
- Is PARATROOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARATROOP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARATROOP worth?
- PARATROOP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARATROOP mean?
- Relating to soldiers who are trained to land by parachute.
- What letters can be added to PARATROOP?
- PARATROOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARATROOP:
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