Is PARALDEHYDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARALDEHYDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARALDEHYDE mean?
- noun
a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + H (4) + Y (4) + D (2) + E (1) = 21 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 PARALDEHYDE
Single letters that turn PARALDEHYDE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PARALDEHYDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aldehyde16
- peddlery15
- parlayed14
- parleyed14
- replayed14
- halyard14
- phylae14
- phylar14
- hyped14
- heralded13
- ephedra13
- pedlary13
- pedlery13
- ralphed13
- hardly13
- hydrae13
- haply13
- harpy13
- heapy13
- hyper13
- phyla13
- phyle13
- adhered12
- delayed12
- redhead12
- deeply12
- drapey12
- harped12
- heaped12
- helped12
- pardah12
- played12
- prayed12
- preyed12
- yelped12
- hardy12
- hayed12
- heady12
- hydra12
- paddy12
- hype12
- already11
- delayer11
- layered11
- paddler11
- paraded11
- pedaled11
- peddler11
- pleaded11
- relayed11
- daledh11
- deadly11
- drayed11
- headed11
- heaper11
- heddle11
- helper11
- herded11
- parlay11
- parley11
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