PARENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PARENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARENT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PARENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about PARENT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PARENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A father or mother; a person who has a child, or who raises, cares for, and supports a child as a father or mother would.
The word covers both the biological role, as in a parent who conceived or gave birth to a child, and the social role of raising and guiding one, so adoptive and foster parents are called parents just as freely as birth parents. Beyond family life, parent is also used for whatever gives rise to something else, such as a parent company owning smaller subsidiaries or a parent language from which later languages descended. As a verb, to parent means to raise and care for a child, a use that became common only in the twentieth century even though the noun is far older.
How PARENT is used
Everyday word for a mother or father, and also used figuratively for an organization or language that others descend from.
- Both of her parent figures attended the school play.
- The company remains a parent to several smaller brands it purchased over the years.
- Latin is often called the parent language behind French, Spanish, and Italian.
- A single parent raised all four children on her own.
- It takes patience to parent a strong-willed toddler.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARENT
The 6 tiles of PARENT in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with PARENT
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with PARENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PARENT
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Common questions about PARENT
- Is PARENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARENT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARENT worth?
- PARENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARENT mean?
- A father or mother; a person who has a child, or who raises, cares for, and supports a child as a father or mother would.
- What letters can be added to PARENT?
- PARENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PARENT:
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