PARLOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PARLOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARLOUR?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARLOUR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARLOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parloursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARLOUR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PARLOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 463,182.
What does PARLOUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A sitting room in a house for receiving guests, or a shop or business offering a specified service.
Once the best room in the house, kept tidy for visitors, the parlour has given its name to many businesses such as a beauty parlour or an ice cream parlour. On dairy farms it is also the building where cows are milked.
How PARLOUR is used
Parlour is the British spelling; it appears in older homes, shop names and farming.
- The family kept the good china in the parlour.
- They opened an ice cream parlour on the high street.
- The farmer led the cows into the milking parlour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARLOUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARLOUR
3 longer words begin with PARLOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in PARLOUR
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Common questions about PARLOUR
- Is PARLOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARLOUR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARLOUR worth?
- PARLOUR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARLOUR mean?
- A sitting room in a house for receiving guests, or a shop or business offering a specified service.
- What letters can be added to PARLOUR?
- PARLOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PARLOUR:
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