PARISHEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. PARISHEN 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept PARISHEN?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PARISHEN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PARISHEN

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PARISHEN scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in PARISHEN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARISHEN has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PARISHEN

• All 8 letters of PARISHEN are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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

Anagrams of PARISHEN

The 8 tiles of PARISHEN in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with PARISHEN

1 longer words begin with PARISHEN.

Shorter words from the letters in PARISHEN

Showing 40 of 438. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about PARISHEN

Is PARISHEN valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARISHEN is not in it.

How many points is PARISHEN worth?

PARISHEN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PARISHEN?

PARISHEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.