PARONOMASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PARONOMASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARONOMASIA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARONOMASIA is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARONOMASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paronomasiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARONOMASIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARONOMASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARONOMASIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARONOMASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A play on words that exploits similar-sounding words or different meanings of one word.
Paronomasia is the technical term for the pun, and rhetoric handbooks list it among the figures of speech. Shakespeare and headline writers alike lean on it for humour or a sharper point.
How PARONOMASIA is used
A learned word used in literary criticism and rhetoric for punning.
- The headline was a clever piece of paronomasia.
- Her essay traces paronomasia in the comedies.
- Puns and paronomasia delight the crossword crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARONOMASIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARONOMASIA
1 longer words begin with PARONOMASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in PARONOMASIA
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Common questions about PARONOMASIA
- Is PARONOMASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARONOMASIA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARONOMASIA worth?
- PARONOMASIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARONOMASIA mean?
- A play on words that exploits similar-sounding words or different meanings of one word.
- What letters can be added to PARONOMASIA?
- PARONOMASIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARONOMASIA:
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