PARENTHESISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARENTHESISE 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PARENTHESISE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARENTHESISE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARENTHESISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARENTHESISE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PARENTHESISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARENTHESISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PARENTHESISE
2 longer words begin with PARENTHESISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARENTHESISE
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Common questions about PARENTHESISE
- Is PARENTHESISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARENTHESISE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARENTHESISE worth?
- PARENTHESISE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARENTHESISE?
- PARENTHESISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PARENTHESISE:
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