Is PARCHEESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARCHEESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARCHEESIS mean?
Parcheesis is a form of PARCHEESI.
- noun
a modern board game based on pachisi
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PARCHEESIS
PARCHEESIS 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 PARCHEESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ecphrases16
- ecphrasis16
- eparchies16
- parcheesi16
- parchesis16
- aspheric15
- cheapies15
- parchesi15
- peachers15
- peachier15
- preaches15
- seraphic15
- spherics15
- apheresis14
- pharisees14
- capeesh14
- ceriphs14
- cheaper14
- cheapie14
- ciphers14
- eparchs14
- parches14
- peacher14
- peaches14
- perches14
- scarphs14
- spheric14
- cashiers13
- parishes13
- perishes13
- pharisee13
- pheresis13
- rachises13
- reshapes13
- searches13
- sharpies13
- capish13
- ceriph13
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- cheeps13
- chirps13
- cipher13
- eparch13
- phasic13
- preach13
- scarph13
- speech13
- capreses12
- escapers12
- precises12
- respaces12
- scrapies12
- apheses12
- aphesis12
- cahiers12
- cashier12
- chaises12
- chasers12
- crashes12
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