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PARONYCHIA is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points

Yes for Scrabble. PARONYCHIA is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

p3a1r1o1n1y4c3h4i1a1
PlayablePARONYCHIA · 10 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept PARONYCHIA?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 38 / 100

38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.5%

Our own measure of how useful PARONYCHIA is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PARONYCHIA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

paronychial21 paronychias21

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PARONYCHIA scores

Scrabble p3a1r1o1n1y4c3h4i1a1 20
Words with Friends p4a1r1o1n2y3c4h3i1a1 21

Face value of the 10 tiles in PARONYCHIA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
a29
r16
o18
n16
y12
c12
h12
i19

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARONYCHIA has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PARONYCHIA

paronychial21 paronychias21

2 longer words begin with PARONYCHIA.

Shorter words from the letters in PARONYCHIA

anaphoric16 pharaonic16 parochin15 prochain15 paranoic12 charpoy17 ciphony17 anarchy15 onychia15 aphonic14 charpai14 cyprian14 haircap14 panocha14 anaphor12 aphonia12 piranha12 conaria9 ocarina9 chirpy16 hypnic16 poachy16 pochay16 aphony14 chyron14 onycha14 yarpha14 canopy13 carhop13 chopin13 coprah13 orphic13 painch13 phonic13 piracy13 anarch11 anchor11 apiary11 archon11 cairny11

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Common questions about PARONYCHIA

Is PARONYCHIA valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARONYCHIA is not in it.
How many points is PARONYCHIA worth?
PARONYCHIA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PARONYCHIA?
PARONYCHIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARONYCHIA:

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