PAROCHIALIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. PAROCHIALIZE 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PAROCHIALIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAROCHIALIZE is to know. It scores 28 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAROCHIALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAROCHIALIZE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PAROCHIALIZE, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAROCHIALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PAROCHIALIZE
2 longer words begin with PAROCHIALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in PAROCHIALIZE
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Common questions about PAROCHIALIZE
- Is PAROCHIALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PAROCHIALIZE is not in it.
- How many points is PAROCHIALIZE worth?
- PAROCHIALIZE is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PAROCHIALIZE?
- PAROCHIALIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PAROCHIALIZE:
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