PARAWING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PARAWING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARAWING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARAWING is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARAWING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parawingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARAWING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARAWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARAWING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARAWING mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A flexible, wing-shaped parachute or kite that can be steered more easily than a round canopy.
Engineers experimented with the parawing as a way to bring spacecraft or cargo down in a controlled glide. Its flat shape gives it lift and manoeuvrability. Hobby fliers later adopted similar designs for sport.
How PARAWING is used
Used in aviation and aerospace contexts.
- The test team dropped the capsule beneath a parawing.
- A parawing can glide much farther than a round parachute.
- He built a small parawing for the competition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARAWING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARAWING
1 longer words begin with PARAWING.
Shorter words from the letters in PARAWING
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Common questions about PARAWING
- Is PARAWING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARAWING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARAWING worth?
- PARAWING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARAWING mean?
- A flexible, wing-shaped parachute or kite that can be steered more easily than a round canopy.
- What letters can be added to PARAWING?
- PARAWING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARAWING:
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