PARBOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PARBOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARBOIL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARBOIL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARBOIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parboilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARBOIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PARBOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does PARBOIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To boil food for a short time so that it is only partly cooked.
Cooks parboil potatoes before roasting so that the outside crisps while the middle stays soft. Rice, carrots and ribs are often treated this way, with the cooking finished by another method.
How PARBOIL is used
Parboil appears in recipes and cooking instructions.
- Parboil the potatoes for ten minutes before roasting them.
- She likes to parboil the carrots and then fry them in butter.
- You should parboil the ribs before putting them on the grill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARBOIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARBOIL
The 7 tiles of PARBOIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PARBOIL
3 longer words begin with PARBOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in PARBOIL
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Common questions about PARBOIL
- Is PARBOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARBOIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARBOIL worth?
- PARBOIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARBOIL mean?
- To boil food for a short time so that it is only partly cooked.
- What letters can be added to PARBOIL?
- PARBOIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PARBOIL:
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