Word list

Words starting with PARA

243 words in our dictionary start with PARA. 104 of them are everyday words, such as PARAMETERS, PARAGRAPH, PARAMETER, PARALLEL.

243 words.

4 letters 1

5 letters 1

6 letters 4

7 letters 13

8 letters 35

9 letters 56

10 letters 51

11 letters 46

12 letters 36

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • PARALYZING 25
  • PARALYZED 24
  • PARALYZERS 24
  • PARALYZER 23
  • PARALYZES 23
  • PARALYZE 22
  • PARANYMPHS 22
  • PARANYMPH 21
  • The most common length is 9 letters (56 words).

Letter after PARA

  • L
    33
  • M
    33
  • D
    32
  • S
    31
  • P
    21
  • N
    19
  • G
    16
  • T
    15

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How many words starting with PARA are there?

Our dictionary has 243, and 104 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

PARALYZING, worth 25 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common words starting with PARA?

PARAMETERS, PARAGRAPH, PARAMETER, PARALLEL, PARA are among the most common in everyday writing.

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Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example para*.