Is PARESTHESIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARESTHESIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARESTHESIAS mean?
Paresthesias is a form of PARESTHESIA.
- noun
abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + A (1) + 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 PARESTHESIAS
PARESTHESIAS 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 PARESTHESIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paresthesia16
- aphaeresis15
- therapises15
- apheresis14
- earthpeas14
- pharisees14
- spheriest14
- starships14
- therapies14
- therapise14
- aesthesias13
- apathies13
- earthpea13
- harpists13
- hipsters13
- parishes13
- perishes13
- pharisee13
- pheresis13
- preheats13
- reshapes13
- sharpest13
- sharpies13
- starship13
- steepish13
- triphase13
- aesthesia12
- esthesias12
- apheses12
- aphesis12
- harpies12
- harpist12
- heapers12
- hipster12
- pariahs12
- phasers12
- phrases12
- pishers12
- preheat12
- prithee12
- raphias12
- raspish12
- reshape12
- reships12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- sharpie12
- sherpas12
- spahees12
- spathes12
- spheres12
- tephras12
- threaps12
- threeps12
- asperates11
- aspirates11
- epistases11
- parasites11
- pessaries11
- priestess11
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