Is PARSIMONIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARSIMONIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARSIMONIOUS mean?
- adjective
excessively unwilling to spend
“parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (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 PARSIMONIOUS
PARSIMONIOUS 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 PARSIMONIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prosimians14
- impassion13
- imprisons13
- prosimian13
- imporous12
- imprison12
- pianisms12
- prosaism12
- prosomas12
- rampions12
- sinapism12
- spumonis12
- impairs11
- impious11
- opossum11
- pianism11
- porisms11
- prosoma11
- purisms11
- rampion11
- spumoni11
- aspirins10
- omission10
- saporous10
- sinopias10
- sopranos10
- sunrooms10
- uranisms10
- impair10
- impros10
- opiums10
- passim10
- porism10
- possum10
- primas10
- primos10
- primus10
- prisms10
- promos10
- purism10
- amorini9
- amorino9
- amorous9
- aspirin9
- inpours9
- ioniums9
- isospin9
- maroons9
- mission9
- morions9
- nimious9
- ominous9
- osmious9
- parsons9
- passion9
- pissoir9
- poisons9
- prisons9
- ramsons9
- ransoms9
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