PARCLOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PARCLOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARCLOSE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARCLOSE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARCLOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parclosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARCLOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARCLOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARCLOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARCLOSE
- All 8 letters of PARCLOSE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PARCLOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A screen or railing in a church that closes off a chapel, altar or tomb.
Medieval churches often had a carved wooden parclose to set apart a family chapel from the nave. Some are finely pierced with tracery. Visitors to old cathedrals may spot one without knowing its name.
How PARCLOSE is used
An architectural term for a church screen, found in guides to old buildings.
- A carved oak parclose separated the chapel from the aisle.
- The knight's tomb sits behind an iron parclose.
- Guides point out the fine parclose near the choir.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARCLOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARCLOSE
The 8 tiles of PARCLOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PARCLOSE
1 longer words begin with PARCLOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARCLOSE
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Common questions about PARCLOSE
- Is PARCLOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARCLOSE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARCLOSE worth?
- PARCLOSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARCLOSE mean?
- A screen or railing in a church that closes off a chapel, altar or tomb.
- What letters can be added to PARCLOSE?
- PARCLOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARCLOSE:
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