Is PARALDEHYDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARALDEHYDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARALDEHYDES mean?
Paraldehydes is a form of PARALDEHYDE.
- 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
22
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + H (4) + Y (4) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 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 PARALDEHYDES
PARALDEHYDES 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 PARALDEHYDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paraldehyde21
- aldehydes17
- syphered17
- sapheaded16
- aldehyde16
- paralysed15
- parsleyed15
- spearhead15
- halyards15
- peddlery15
- shapely15
- sharply15
- physed15
- ephedras14
- parlayed14
- parleyed14
- replayed14
- reshaped14
- halyard14
- hayseed14
- hydrase14
- hypers14
- phylae14
- phylar14
- plashy14
- sharpy14
- sphery14
- sypher14
- hyped14
- heralded13
- paralyse13
- pearlash13
- redheads13
- saddlery13
- ephedra13
- eyelash13
- hearsay13
- pardahs13
- pedlary13
- pedlery13
- phrased13
- plashed13
- ralphed13
- saphead13
- sharped13
- sheerly13
- sphered13
- splayed13
- sprayed13
- hardly13
- hydrae13
- hydras13
- haply13
- harpy13
- heapy13
- hyper13
- hypes13
- phyla13
- phyle13
- sylph13
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