PARENCEPHALON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARENCEPHALON 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARENCEPHALON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARENCEPHALON is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARENCEPHALON
No single letter turns PARENCEPHALON into another word.
How PARENCEPHALON scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PARENCEPHALON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARENCEPHALON has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PARENCEPHALON
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Common questions about PARENCEPHALON
- Is PARENCEPHALON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARENCEPHALON is not in it.
- How many points is PARENCEPHALON worth?
- PARENCEPHALON is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARENCEPHALON?
- No single letter can be added to PARENCEPHALON to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PARENCEPHALON:
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