Is PARADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARADES mean?
Parades is a form of PARADE.
- noun
a ceremonial procession including people marching
- verb
walk ostentatiously
“She parades her new husband around town”
- noun
an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
“a parade of strollers on the mall”
- verb
march in a procession
“the veterans paraded down the street”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PARADES
PARADES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PARADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- drapes9
- padres9
- parade9
- parsed9
- rasped9
- spader9
- spared9
- spread9
- arepas8
- sarape8
- drape8
- padre8
- pards8
- pared8
- raped8
- spade8
- spaed8
- apers7
- apres7
- arepa7
- asper7
- parae7
- paras7
- pares7
- parse7
- pears7
- prase7
- presa7
- rapes7
- reaps7
- spare7
- spear7
- aped7
- daps7
- deps7
- pads7
- pard7
- peds7
- sped7
- dares6
- dears6
- rased6
- reads6
- aper6
- apes6
- apse6
- para6
- pare6
- pars6
- pase6
- pear6
- peas6
- rape6
- raps6
- rasp6
- reap6
- reps6
- spae6
- spar6
- dap6
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