Is PARLAY a word?
PARLAY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 38 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PARLAY is a valid word.
What does parlay mean?
noun: a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PARLAY: word details
- Pronunciation: PAHR-lay (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 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 parlay
Words you can make from the letters of parlay.
Solve a whole rack, not just PARLAY
PARLAY 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 PARLAY mean?
PARLAY is a noun. It means: a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers.
Is PARLAY a valid word?
Yes, PARLAY is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 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.