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Is PARALLELS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PARALLELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PARALLELS mean?

Parallels is a form of PARALLEL.

  1. adjective

    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

    “parallel lines never converge”

  2. noun

    something having the property of being analogous to something else

  3. verb

    be parallel to

    “Their roles are paralleled by ours”

  4. noun

    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

9

Letters

P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 11 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 PARALLELS

PARALLELS 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 PARALLELS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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