PAREV is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. PAREV 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PAREV?
| 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 PAREV is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAREV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pareveChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PAREV scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PAREV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about PAREV
- The same 5 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 PAREV mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of food, containing no meat or dairy ingredients, and so permitted with either under Jewish dietary law.
Parev comes from Yiddish and marks a middle category alongside meat and dairy in the kosher dietary system: fruit, vegetables, eggs, fish and grain are typically parev unless mixed with meat or dairy. A parev dish can be eaten at either a meat meal or a dairy meal, which is exactly the flexibility the label exists to signal on packaging and menus. The same word is also spelled pareve or parve, all describing the identical category.
How PAREV is used
Used mainly in the context of Jewish dietary law and kosher food labelling.
- The label marked the margarine as parev.
- Parev desserts can follow either a meat or a dairy meal.
- She keeps a separate set of parev pots for neutral dishes.
- The bakery sells a parev bread suitable for any meal.
- Restaurants list which dishes on the menu are parev.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAREV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAREV
The 5 tiles of PAREV in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PAREV
1 longer words begin with PAREV.
Shorter words from the letters in PAREV
Common questions about PAREV
- Is PAREV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAREV, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAREV worth?
- PAREV is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAREV mean?
- Of food, containing no meat or dairy ingredients, and so permitted with either under Jewish dietary law.
- What letters can be added to PAREV?
- PAREV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PAREV:
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