PARONYM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PARONYM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARONYM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARONYM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARONYM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARONYM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PARONYM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does PARONYM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A word that is related to another by sharing a root or by being derived from it.
Linguists use paronym for a close relative in form, such as a noun and the adjective built from it. Learners also meet paronyms as look-alike words that are easily confused.
How PARONYM is used
A term of linguistics and language teaching.
- The teacher listed each paronym beside its base word.
- Economic and economical are a famous paronym pair.
- A paronym can trap learners who trust the spelling alone.
- The dictionary marks every paronym of the headword.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARONYM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARONYM
6 longer words begin with PARONYM.
Shorter words from the letters in PARONYM
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Common questions about PARONYM
- Is PARONYM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARONYM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARONYM worth?
- PARONYM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARONYM mean?
- A word that is related to another by sharing a root or by being derived from it.
- What letters can be added to PARONYM?
- PARONYM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PARONYM:
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