Unscramble PARABASIS and you have 147 words, PARABASIS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are PIASABAS and PIASSABA, 12 points each. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PARABASIS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 3 with 7, 8 with 6, 32 with 5, 52 with 4, 38 with 3 and 11 with 2.
The best of the 5-letter words from PARABASIS is BARPS, 9 points; ABRIS and APSIS on 7 follow. BASIS, BRASS and PAIRS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PARABASIS are led by BAPS, BARP and BRAP, 8 points each. PASS, BARS and BASS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PARABASIS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PA · ending in IS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PIASABAS and PIASSABA (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PARABASIS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARABASIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 147) | 115 | 147 | 109 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
32 of the 147 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PARABASIS, APSARAS, BARPS, ARABAS, BAISAS, BARP, BRAAIS, BRAP, ARABA, ARBAS, ARPAS, BAISA and 20 more. 6 of the 147 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ARABIS, BRISS, RABIS, RABI, RAIS and RAI.