Unscramble PAROTIDES and you have 363 words, PAROTIDES itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 23 reach 11 points, PARODIES, ADOPTERS and DIOPTERS among them. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PAROTIDES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 25 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
25 8-letter words in PAROTIDES; 23 of them share the top score of 11. ASTEROID and PARODIES are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words made with PAROTIDES letters, the top score is 10, reached by 39. PARTIES, PERIODS and DEPOSIT are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PAROTIDES; 57 of them share the top score of 9. POSTED, PERIOD and SPREAD are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from PAROTIDES, the top score is 8, reached by 57. RAPID, PRIDE and ADOPT are the familiar ones.
26 of 60 4-letter words from PAROTIDES tie at 7 points; none scores more. PART, PAST and PAID will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in PAROTIDES, the top score is 6, reached by 7. TOP, PRO and ADS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PAROTIDES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ADOPTERS, DIASPORE, DIOPTASE, DIOPTERS, DIOPTRES, PARODIES, PARODIST and PAROTIDS (11 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PAROTIDES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAROTIDES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 363) | 303 | 363 | 283 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
60 of the 363 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PAROTIDES, ASPORTED, DIPTERAS, DIPTEROS, DRAPIEST, SPIRATED, TARSIPED, DRAPETS, SAPIDER, TRAPSED, AIRSTOP, APODES and 48 more. 20 of the 363 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PORTSIDE, SEPTORIA, DOPEST, PRATIES, ESPOIR, PEDIS, DEPS, PEDI, APOS, DEP, OPAS, APO and 8 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of PAROTIDES and one more.