PARFLESH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PARFLESH 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.
Which word lists accept PARFLESH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARFLESH is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARFLESH
No single letter turns PARFLESH into another word.
How PARFLESH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARFLESH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARFLESH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARFLESH
- All 8 letters of PARFLESH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PARFLESH mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A hide, usually buffalo, with the hair removed and soaked in lye, then dried on a frame.
Parflesh is the stiff rawhide that Plains peoples made into containers and other gear. It is a variant of the better known word parfleche.
How PARFLESH is used
Parflesh is a rare spelling used in books on Plains cultures.
- The parflesh was folded into a sturdy carrying case.
- A strip of parflesh held the bundle shut.
- Museums display painted parflesh from the plains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARFLESH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARFLESH
1 longer words begin with PARFLESH.
Shorter words from the letters in PARFLESH
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Common questions about PARFLESH
- Is PARFLESH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARFLESH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARFLESH worth?
- PARFLESH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARFLESH mean?
- A hide, usually buffalo, with the hair removed and soaked in lye, then dried on a frame.
- What letters can be added to PARFLESH?
- No single letter can be added to PARFLESH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARFLESH:
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