PARIETAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PARIETAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARIETAL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARIETAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARIETAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parietalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARIETAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARIETAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARIETAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARIETAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the walls of a body cavity or to the bones on the top and sides of the skull.
The parietal bones form much of the roof of the skull, and the parietal lobe is a part of the brain beneath them. In the US the word has also meant rules about visitors in college dormitories.
How PARIETAL is used
Used in anatomy and neurology.
- The scan showed damage to the parietal lobe.
- He fractured a parietal bone in the fall.
- Older campus rules often included parietal hours for visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARIETAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARIETAL
1 longer words begin with PARIETAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PARIETAL
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Common questions about PARIETAL
- Is PARIETAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARIETAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARIETAL worth?
- PARIETAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARIETAL mean?
- Relating to the walls of a body cavity or to the bones on the top and sides of the skull.
- What letters can be added to PARIETAL?
- PARIETAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARIETAL:
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