PARBOILED is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PARBOILED 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.
p3a1r1b3o1i1l1e1d2
PlayablePARBOILED · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PARBOILED?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful PARBOILED is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARBOILED
No single letter turns PARBOILED into another word.
How PARBOILED scores
Scrabble p3a1r1b3o1i1l1e1d2 14
Words with Friends p4a1r1b4o1i1l2e1d2 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARBOILED, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARBOILED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARBOILED
- All 9 letters of PARBOILED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PARBOILED
bipedal12 lobiped12 piebald12 bipolar11 parboil11 preboil11 ropable11 baldier10 bedrail10 bladier10 brailed10 broiled10 dipolar10 labored10 labroid10 leopard10 leporid10 lipread10 oedipal10 paroled10 pedrail10 predial10 preload10 railbed10 ridable10 peloria9 dariole8 bedrop11 prebid11 probed11 abider9 albedo9 aliped9 bailed9 balder9 baldie9 bardie9 bedral9 birled9 blader9
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Common questions about PARBOILED
- Is PARBOILED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARBOILED, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARBOILED worth?
- PARBOILED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARBOILED?
- No single letter can be added to PARBOILED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARBOILED:
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