PAROCHIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PAROCHIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAROCHIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAROCHIAL is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAROCHIAL
No single letter turns PAROCHIAL into another word.
How PAROCHIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PAROCHIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAROCHIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAROCHIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Narrow in outlook and concerned only with local matters, or relating to a church parish.
Calling someone parochial is usually a mild insult for limited horizons. The literal sense is neutral and refers to church affairs in a parish, such as a parochial school. Politicians are often accused of parochial thinking when they ignore the wider picture.
How PAROCHIAL is used
Figurative sense is common; the church sense is more formal.
- The debate was dominated by parochial concerns.
- She attended a parochial school as a child.
- His parochial attitude annoyed visitors from abroad.
- A parochial council manages the church building.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAROCHIAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAROCHIAL
13 longer words begin with PAROCHIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PAROCHIAL
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Common questions about PAROCHIAL
- Is PAROCHIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAROCHIAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAROCHIAL worth?
- PAROCHIAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAROCHIAL mean?
- Narrow in outlook and concerned only with local matters, or relating to a church parish.
- What letters can be added to PAROCHIAL?
- No single letter can be added to PAROCHIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PAROCHIAL:
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