PARRIDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PARRIDGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARRIDGE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARRIDGE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARRIDGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parridgesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARRIDGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARRIDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARRIDGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARRIDGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A Scottish form of the word for a thick breakfast dish of boiled oatmeal.
In old Scots writing, parridge is the bowl of oats eaten each morning, usually with salt rather than sugar. The form shows how the same dish was spelled differently from region to region. Readers of Burns and older novels may meet it.
How PARRIDGE is used
A dialect spelling found in Scots texts for oatmeal porridge.
- He ate his parridge standing at the hearth.
- A bowl of hot parridge kept the shepherd warm.
- Grandmother stirred the parridge with a wooden spurtle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARRIDGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARRIDGE
1 longer words begin with PARRIDGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARRIDGE
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Common questions about PARRIDGE
- Is PARRIDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARRIDGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARRIDGE worth?
- PARRIDGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARRIDGE mean?
- A Scottish form of the word for a thick breakfast dish of boiled oatmeal.
- What letters can be added to PARRIDGE?
- PARRIDGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARRIDGE:
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