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Is paraph a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word paraph is a Scrabble US word. The word paraph is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

P3A1R1A1P3H4

Is paraph a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word paraph is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

P3A1R1A1P3H4

Is paraph a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word paraph is a Words With Friends word. The word paraph is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4A1R1A1P4H3

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6-letter words (1 found)

PARAPH,

4-letter words (6 found)

ARPA,HAAR,HARP,PAPA,PARA,PARP,

3-letter words (9 found)

AAH,AHA,APP,HAP,PAH,PAP,PAR,RAH,RAP,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AH,AR,HA,PA,

You can make 21 words from paraph according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of paraph

paraph

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English paraf, from Medieval Latin paraffus or its etymon Middle French paraphe, paraffe, shortening of paragraphe.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpaɹəf/

Noun

paraph (plural paraphs)

  1. A flourish made after or below one's signature, originally to prevent forgery.
  2. A mark used by medieval rubricators to indicate textual division.

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Verb

paraph (third-person singular simple present paraphs, present participle paraphing, simple past and past participle paraphed)

  1. (transitive) To add a paraph to; to sign, especially with one's initials.

References

  • “paraph”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
  • “paraph”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • "paraph" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
  • (etymology) Paraphe, based on the Collins French-English Dictionary, HarperCollins, Flexible edition, August 1990, →ISBN.
  • Paraph, ArtLex Art Dictionary, Michael Delahu, The earliest form of ArtLex appeared on the Web in August, 19; ArtLex was last modified on October 24, 2007, Copyright © 1996-2007.

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