PARIAH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PARIAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARIAH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARIAH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARIAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pariahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARIAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PARIAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does PARIAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person shunned by society or by a group, treated as unworthy of company.
English took the word from a Tamil name for a drummer community of southern India, and over time it came to describe anyone cast out by those around them. Today a pariah is found far from its origin, for disgraced politicians, whistleblowers or whole countries that others refuse to deal with. A pariah state, for instance, is one shut out of normal diplomacy.
How PARIAH is used
Often figurative, in news and political writing.
- After the scandal he became a pariah in the town.
- The regime was treated as a pariah by its neighbours.
- She felt like a pariah at the office party.
- No one would sit beside the pariah of the village.
- Sanctions turned the country into an economic pariah.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARIAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARIAH
The 6 tiles of PARIAH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PARIAH
1 longer words begin with PARIAH.
Shorter words from the letters in PARIAH
Common questions about PARIAH
- Is PARIAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARIAH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARIAH worth?
- PARIAH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARIAH mean?
- A person shunned by society or by a group, treated as unworthy of company.
- What letters can be added to PARIAH?
- PARIAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PARIAH:
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