PARETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PARETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARETIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARETIC is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARETIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pareticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARETIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PARETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does PARETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to paresis, a partial paralysis, or affected by it.
Doctors apply paretic to a limb or muscle that is weak but not completely paralysed. The word can also name a person with this condition, although the adjective is used more often.
How PARETIC is used
Paretic is a medical term seen in neurology and rehabilitation notes.
- After the stroke her paretic arm needed regular therapy.
- The paretic muscles slowly regained some strength.
- The doctor described the patient's leg as paretic but not lost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARETIC
The 7 tiles of PARETIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PARETIC
1 longer words begin with PARETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PARETIC
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Common questions about PARETIC
- Is PARETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARETIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARETIC worth?
- PARETIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARETIC mean?
- Relating to paresis, a partial paralysis, or affected by it.
- What letters can be added to PARETIC?
- PARETIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PARETIC:
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