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Is paradigm a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word paradigm is a Scrabble US word. The word paradigm is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is paradigm a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word paradigm is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

P3A1R1A1D2I1G2M3

Is paradigm a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word paradigm is a Words With Friends word. The word paradigm is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

PARADIGM,

7-letter words (1 found)

DIAGRAM,

6-letter words (5 found)

AGAMID,AIRGAP,ARAMID,GARDAI,GRAMPA,

5-letter words (23 found)

AGAMI,AGRIA,AMIGA,APAID,APGAR,DAMAR,DARGA,DIRAM,DRAMA,GARDA,GRAIP,GRAMA,GRAMP,MARIA,MARID,PADMA,PADRI,PAGRI,PARDI,PARMA,PRAAM,PRIMA,RAPID,

4-letter words (57 found)

AGAR,AGMA,AIDA,AIGA,AMIA,AMID,AMIR,ARIA,ARID,ARPA,DAMP,DARG,DARI,DIMP,DRAG,DRAM,DRAP,DRIP,GADI,GAID,GAIR,GAMA,GAMP,GARI,GIMP,GIRD,GRAD,GRAM,GRID,GRIM,GRIP,IGAD,MAAR,MAGI,MAID,MAIR,MARA,MARD,MARG,PADI,PAID,PAIR,PARA,PARD,PIMA,PRAD,PRAM,PRIG,PRIM,RAGA,RAGI,RAIA,RAID,RAMI,RAMP,RIAD,RIMA,

3-letter words (47 found)

AGA,AIA,AID,AIM,AIR,AMA,AMI,AMP,ARD,ARM,DAG,DAM,DAP,DIG,DIM,DIP,GAD,GAM,GAP,GAR,GID,GIP,IMP,MAA,MAD,MAG,MAP,MAR,MID,MIG,MIR,PAD,PAM,PAR,PIA,PIG,PIR,RAD,RAG,RAI,RAM,RAP,RIA,RID,RIG,RIM,RIP,

2-letter words (14 found)

AA,AD,AG,AI,AM,AR,DA,DI,GI,ID,MA,MI,PA,PI,

You can make 148 words from paradigm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of paradigm

paradigm

Alternative forms

  • paradigma (archaic)

Etymology

Established 1475-85 from Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern”), from παραδείκνυμι (paradeíknumi, “I show [beside] or compare”) + -μα (-ma, “forming nouns concerning the results of actions”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/
  • (US) enPR: ˈpärədīm, IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/, /ˈpɛɹ.ə.daɪm/, /ˈpeɪ.ɹə.daɪm/
    (Mary–marry–merry merger)
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.dɑɪm/

Noun

paradigm (plural paradigms or paradigmata)

  1. A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
    Synonyms: style, model, worldview
  2. An example serving as the model for such a pattern.
    Synonyms: template, exemplar, posterboy
  3. (linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.

Synonyms

  • (exemplar): Thesaurus:exemplar, Thesaurus:model

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References

  • James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Paradigm”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 449, column 1.
  • “paradigm”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
  • “paradigm”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • "paradigm" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Source: wiktionary.org