PARP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARP 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PARP?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PARP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 72,615.
What does PARP mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishinformal
To make a loud honking or blaring noise, as of a car horn or brass instrument.
Parp is an informal British word imitating the sharp blaring sound produced by a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument. It is often used to describe cars sounding their horns in traffic or musicians producing a short blast of sound.
How PARP is used
Mainly heard in British English, sometimes used humorously about car horns.
- The driver made his horn parp loudly at the crossing.
- He watched the trumpet parp out a cheerful tune.
- The taxi parped twice before pulling away.
- Distant horns parped in the fog along the river.
- Every time the bus arrived, its horn would parp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARP
13 longer words begin with PARP.
Shorter words from the letters in PARP
Common questions about PARP
- Is PARP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARP worth?
- PARP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARP mean?
- To make a loud honking or blaring noise, as of a car horn or brass instrument.
- What letters can be added to PARP?
- PARP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PARP:
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