Is PATERNALISTIC a word?
PATERNALISTIC is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends, has 13 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PATERNALISTIC is a valid word.
What does paternalistic mean?
adjective: benevolent but sometimes intrusive.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PATERNALISTIC: word details
- Pronunciation: puh-tur-nuh-LIHS-tihk (approx., 5 syllables)
- Length: 13 letters, a long word. It is one of 13,953 13-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 21 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.
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Words you can make from the letters of paternalistic.
Solve a whole rack, not just PATERNALISTIC
PATERNALISTIC 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 PATERNALISTIC mean?
PATERNALISTIC is a adjective. It means: benevolent but sometimes intrusive.
Is PATERNALISTIC a valid word?
Yes, PATERNALISTIC is a valid word. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 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.