Is PARALYTICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARALYTICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARALYTICS mean?
Paralytics is a form of PARALYTIC.
- noun
a person suffering from paralysis
- adjective
relating to or of the nature of paralysis
“paralytic symptoms”
- adjective
affected with paralysis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 17 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 PARALYTICS
PARALYTICS 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 PARALYTICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calyptras16
- paralytic16
- atypical15
- calyptra15
- playacts15
- rapacity15
- rascality14
- satyrical14
- crisply14
- cryptal14
- piscary14
- playact14
- typical14
- airplays13
- alacrity13
- salacity13
- atypic13
- crispy13
- crypts13
- piracy13
- aplastic12
- caltraps12
- capitals12
- airplay12
- clarity12
- crystal12
- lactary12
- parlays12
- pastily12
- pirayas12
- pitayas12
- psaltry12
- satrapy12
- satyric12
- scarily12
- crypt12
- pricy12
- pyric12
- spacy12
- spicy12
- typic12
- apicals11
- caltrap11
- capital11
- carpals11
- picaras11
- plastic11
- spacial11
- apiary11
- lycras11
- lyrics11
- paltry11
- parity11
- parlay11
- partly11
- pastry11
- piraya11
- pitaya11
- platys11
- playas11
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