Is PARONYCHIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARONYCHIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARONYCHIAS mean?
Paronychias is a form of PARONYCHIA.
- noun
infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe
- noun
low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + O (1) + N (1) + Y (4) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 21 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 PARONYCHIAS
PARONYCHIAS 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 PARONYCHIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paronychia20
- charpoys18
- spinachy18
- syphonic18
- charpoy17
- ciphony17
- anaphoric16
- pharaonic16
- syrphian16
- chirpy16
- hypnic16
- physic16
- poachy16
- psycho16
- scyphi16
- aphonics15
- charpais15
- cyprians15
- haircaps15
- panochas15
- prochain15
- anarchy15
- chyrons15
- synchro15
- psych15
- aphasic14
- aphonic14
- carhops14
- charpai14
- chopins14
- coprahs14
- cyprian14
- haircap14
- isopach14
- panocha14
- phonics14
- piscary14
- spinach14
- syncarp14
- aphony14
- chyron14
- coyish14
- physio14
- sharpy14
- syphon14
- caparison13
- paranoics13
- anaphors13
- aphonias13
- piranhas13
- canopy13
- capish13
- carhop13
- chirps13
- chopin13
- copays13
- coprah13
- crispy13
- orphic13
- pachas13
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