PARECIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARECIOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARECIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARECIOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARECIOUS
No single letter turns PARECIOUS into another word.
How PARECIOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARECIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARECIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARECIOUS
- All 9 letters of PARECIOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- PARECIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- PARECIOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of PARECIOUS
The 9 tiles of PARECIOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PARECIOUS
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Common questions about PARECIOUS
- Is PARECIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARECIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is PARECIOUS worth?
- PARECIOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARECIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PARECIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARECIOUS:
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