Is PARALLELISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARALLELISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARALLELISMS mean?
Parallelisms is a form of PARALLELISM.
- noun
similarity by virtue of corresponding
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 16 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 PARALLELISMS
PARALLELISMS 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 PARALLELISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- parallelism15
- sapremias13
- pillarless12
- impalers12
- impearls12
- impresas12
- lampases12
- lampless12
- lempiras12
- misparse12
- misspell12
- palmiers12
- samplers12
- sapremia12
- allelisms11
- paillasse11
- palliasse11
- parallels11
- impalas11
- impaler11
- impales11
- impasse11
- impearl11
- impresa11
- impress11
- lampers11
- lempira11
- limpers11
- mapless11
- palmers11
- palmier11
- plasmas11
- prelims11
- premiss11
- rimples11
- sampler11
- samples11
- simpers11
- simpler11
- simples11
- spirems11
- allelism10
- armillae10
- armillas10
- lamellar10
- lamellas10
- mailless10
- malaises10
- palaises10
- parallel10
- perillas10
- realisms10
- spallers10
- spillers10
- spiraeas10
- ampler10
- impala10
- impale10
- impels10
- lampas10
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