PAROICOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. PAROICOUS 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.
p3a1r1o1i1c3o1u1s1
Depends on the listPAROICOUS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PAROICOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful PAROICOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAROICOUS
No single letter turns PAROICOUS into another word.
How PAROICOUS scores
Scrabble p3a1r1o1i1c3o1u1s1 13
Words with Friends p4a1r1o1i1c4o1u2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in PAROICOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAROICOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PAROICOUS
copious11 opacous11 picaros11 prosaic11 carious9 corious9 curiosa9 capris10 carpus10 copras10 corpus10 croups10 picaro10 picras10 psoric10 scroop10 cauris8 curias8 curios8 parous8 pooris8 porous8 raupos8 rupias8 sapour8 scoria8 soucar8 upsoar8 arioso6 souari6 aspic9 capos9 capri9 carpi9 carps9 caups9 coops9 copra9 corps9 coups9
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Common questions about PAROICOUS
- Is PAROICOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PAROICOUS is not in it.
- How many points is PAROICOUS worth?
- PAROICOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PAROICOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PAROICOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PAROICOUS:
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