PARENTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PARENTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARENTAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARENTAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARENTAL
No single letter turns PARENTAL into another word.
How PARENTAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARENTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARENTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARENTAL
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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 PARENTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a parent or to being a parent.
Parental covers rights, duties, care and advice that come from a mother or father. In business it can also describe a company that owns smaller ones, as in parental control over a subsidiary.
How PARENTAL is used
Used before nouns such as guidance, leave, consent and control.
- The school requires parental consent for the trip.
- She took parental leave after the baby was born.
- The website offers parental controls for young viewers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARENTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARENTAL
The 8 tiles of PARENTAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PARENTAL
1 longer words begin with PARENTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PARENTAL
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Common questions about PARENTAL
- Is PARENTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARENTAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARENTAL worth?
- PARENTAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARENTAL mean?
- Relating to a parent or to being a parent.
- What letters can be added to PARENTAL?
- No single letter can be added to PARENTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARENTAL:
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