Is PARCHESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARCHESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARCHESIS mean?
Parchesis is a form of PARCHESI.
- noun
an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + 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 PARCHESIS
PARCHESIS 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.
Anagrams of PARCHESIS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PARCHESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ecphrasis16
- aspheric15
- parchesi15
- seraphic15
- spherics15
- ceriphs14
- ciphers14
- eparchs14
- parches14
- scarphs14
- spheric14
- cashiers13
- parishes13
- rachises13
- sharpies13
- capish13
- ceriph13
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- chirps13
- cipher13
- eparch13
- phasic13
- preach13
- scarph13
- scrapies12
- aphesis12
- cahiers12
- cashier12
- chaises12
- chasers12
- crashes12
- eschars12
- harpies12
- phasers12
- phrases12
- pishers12
- raspish12
- reships12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- sharpie12
- sherpas12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- cheap12
- chips12
- chirp12
- parch12
- peach12
- pechs12
- perch12
- escarps11
- parsecs11
- scrapes11
- scrapie11
- secpars11
- spacers11
- spacier11
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