PATERNALISMS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PATERNALISMS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
p3a1t1e1r1n1a1l1i1s1m3s1
PlayablePATERNALISMS · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PATERNALISMS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.08%
Our own measure of how useful PATERNALISMS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATERNALISMS
No single letter turns PATERNALISMS into another word.
How PATERNALISMS scores
Scrabble p3a1t1e1r1n1a1l1i1s1m3s1 16
Words with Friends p4a1t1e1r1n2a1l2i1s1m4s1 20
Face value of the 12 tiles in PATERNALISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATERNALISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PATERNALISMS
parliaments15 paternalism15 martialness13 partialness13 implanters14 metaplasis14 palmisters14 parliament14 prelatisms14 reimplants14 separatism14 slipstream14 spearmints14 spermatial14 spinmaster14 assailment12 paltriness12 psalterian12 straplines12 apterisms13 aspermias13 emplastra13 implanter13 malaperts13 misplants13 paeanisms13 palmister13 panislams13 paraments13 parmesans13 passament13 pastramis13 pearmains13 permatans13 petalisms13 plateasms13 prelatism13 primatals13 reimplant13 sapremias13
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Common questions about PATERNALISMS
- Is PATERNALISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATERNALISMS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATERNALISMS worth?
- PATERNALISMS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PATERNALISMS?
- No single letter can be added to PATERNALISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PATERNALISMS:
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