Is PARLAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARLAYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARLAYING mean?
Parlaying is a form of PARLAY.
- verb
stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
- noun
a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 PARLAYING
PARLAYING 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 PARLAYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- agrypnia14
- plagiary14
- playing13
- praying13
- airplay12
- paying12
- plying12
- prying12
- angrily11
- apiary11
- parlay11
- piraya11
- grapy11
- gripy11
- graplin10
- laniary10
- larping10
- paginal10
- parling10
- agyria10
- angary10
- gainly10
- glairy10
- gnarly10
- grainy10
- laying10
- raying10
- playa10
- pyran10
- gapy10
- paling9
- parang9
- paring9
- raping9
- angry9
- gaily9
- gayal9
- girly9
- glary9
- gyral9
- lingy9
- lying9
- rangy9
- paly9
- pily9
- piny9
- play9
- pray9
- pyin9
- gyp9
- larigan8
- parian8
- pirana8
- planar8
- alary8
- aliya8
- aping8
- inlay8
- lairy8
- layin8
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