PARVIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PARVIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARVIS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARVIS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARVIS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parviseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PARVIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PARVIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does PARVIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
An open space or enclosed court in front of a church, especially a great cathedral.
The best known parvis is the broad square before Notre Dame in Paris, which French speakers call by this name. The word descends from a Latin term for paradise, probably through the idea of a porch or forecourt. In medieval times such a forecourt served as a place for markets, plays and legal business as well as worship.
How PARVIS is used
Mostly architectural or historical writing.
- Crowds gathered on the parvis before the cathedral doors.
- A medieval fair once filled the parvis every spring.
- Tourists photographed the parvis from the tower.
- The procession came to rest on the parvis.
- Pilgrims knelt on the stones of the parvis at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARVIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARVIS
2 longer words begin with PARVIS.
Shorter words from the letters in PARVIS
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Common questions about PARVIS
- Is PARVIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARVIS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARVIS worth?
- PARVIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARVIS mean?
- An open space or enclosed court in front of a church, especially a great cathedral.
- What letters can be added to PARVIS?
- PARVIS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PARVIS:
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