PARRAMATTA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARRAMATTA 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PARRAMATTA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARRAMATTA is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARRAMATTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parramattasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARRAMATTA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARRAMATTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARRAMATTA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARRAMATTA
- The letter A appears four times in PARRAMATTA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PARRAMATTA
1 longer words begin with PARRAMATTA.
Shorter words from the letters in PARRAMATTA
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Common questions about PARRAMATTA
- Is PARRAMATTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARRAMATTA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARRAMATTA worth?
- PARRAMATTA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARRAMATTA?
- PARRAMATTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARRAMATTA:
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