Is PARAFFIN a word?
PARAFFIN is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PARAFFIN is a valid word.
What does paraffin mean?
noun: from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PARAFFIN: word details
- Pronunciation: PEH-ruh-fuhn (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside paraffin
Words you can make from the letters of paraffin.
Solve a whole rack, not just PARAFFIN
PARAFFIN is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does PARAFFIN mean?
PARAFFIN is a noun. It means: from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings.
Is PARAFFIN a valid word?
Yes, PARAFFIN is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.