PARENTHESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PARENTHESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
p3a1r1e1n1t1h4e1s1i1s1
PlayablePARENTHESIS · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PARENTHESIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.55%
Our own measure of how useful PARENTHESIS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARENTHESIS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parenthesiseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PARENTHESIS scores
Scrabble p3a1r1e1n1t1h4e1s1i1s1 16
Words with Friends p4a1r1e1n2t1h3e1s1i1s1 17
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARENTHESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARENTHESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of PARENTHESIS
The 11 tiles of PARENTHESIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PARENTHESIS
4 longer words begin with PARENTHESIS.
Shorter words from the letters in PARENTHESIS
antiherpes15 interphase15 pantheress15 seraphines15 sphaerites15 therapises15 earthiness13 heartiness13 pistareens12 sparteines12 apheresis14 aphetises14 hepatises14 inspheres14 nephrites14 parishens14 perianths14 pharisees14 phrasiest14 phrenesis14 phrensies14 prehnites14 seraphine14 seraphins14 sphaerite14 sphairees14 spheriest14 spreathes14 stephanes14 therapies14 therapise14 thespians14 tranships14 transship14 treeships14 trephines14 asthenies12 atherines12 hasteners12 hearsiest12
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Common questions about PARENTHESIS
- Is PARENTHESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARENTHESIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARENTHESIS worth?
- PARENTHESIS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARENTHESIS?
- PARENTHESIS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARENTHESIS:
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