Unscramble PARABOLIC and you have 210 words, PARABOLIC itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, COPAIBA leads with 13 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PARABOLIC by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 13 with 6, 51 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with PARABOLIC letters: BRACIOLA, 12 points.
22 of 51 5-letter words from PARABOLIC tie at 9 points; none scores more. LABOR, CAROL and CORAL will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with PARABOLIC letters, 25 score 8 points, the group's best. CLIP, COAL and CROP are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PARABOLIC tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAR, PRO and BAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PARABOLIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PA · ending in IC · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; COPAIBA (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PARABOLIC is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARABOLIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 210) | 172 | 208 | 151 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CABRIO, CALPA, CARAP, COARB, PICRA, ABAC, BARP, BRAP, CABA, CALP, CAPA, CAPI and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CRAPOLA, BARCA, CAPRI, APORIA, COPI, PROB, ACAI, ACRO, BIRO, CRIA, LIPA, LIPO and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP and LARP, 2 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of PARABOLIC and one more.