PARITY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PARITY 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 PARITY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARITY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARITY
No single letter turns PARITY into another word.
How PARITY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PARITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What does PARITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The state of being equal, especially in rank, pay or value.
Parity turns up wherever two things are measured side by side. Campaigners call for pay parity between men and women, economists speak of currencies at parity when one unit buys exactly one of the other, and programmers use a parity bit to check data. In mathematics, the parity of a whole number tells you whether it is odd or even. The root is the Latin word for equal.
How PARITY is used
Formal; common in economics, politics, mathematics and computing.
- The union demanded pay parity with other regions.
- The pound reached parity with the dollar for a short time.
- Parity of esteem was the goal of the reform.
- A parity bit helps detect errors in transmitted data.
- The number seven has odd parity, while eight has even.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARITY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PARITY
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Common questions about PARITY
- Is PARITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARITY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARITY worth?
- PARITY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARITY mean?
- The state of being equal, especially in rank, pay or value.
- What letters can be added to PARITY?
- No single letter can be added to PARITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PARITY:
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