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Is paren a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word paren is a Scrabble US word. The word paren is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

P3A1R1E1N1

Is paren a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word paren is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

P3A1R1E1N1

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5-letter words (2 found)

ARPEN,PAREN,

4-letter words (14 found)

APER,EARN,NAPE,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,PANE,PARE,PEAN,PEAR,PERN,RAPE,REAN,REAP,

3-letter words (20 found)

ANE,APE,ARE,EAN,EAR,ERA,ERN,NAE,NAP,NEP,PAN,PAR,PEA,PEN,PER,PRE,RAN,RAP,REN,REP,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AN,AR,EA,EN,ER,NA,NE,PA,PE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 48 words from paren according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of paren

paren apren praen rpaen arpen rapen paern apern pearn eparn aeprn eaprn prean rpean peran epran repan erpan arepn raepn aerpn earpn reapn erapn parne aprne prane rpane arpne rapne panre apnre pnare npare anpre napre prnae rpnae pnrae nprae rnpae nrpae arnpe ranpe anrpe narpe rnape nrape paenr apenr peanr epanr aepnr eapnr paner apner pnaer npaer anper naper penar epnar pnear npear enpar nepar aenpr eanpr anepr naepr enapr neapr prena rpena perna eprna repna erpna prnea rpnea pnrea nprea rnpea nrpea penra epnra pnera npera enpra nepra renpa ernpa rnepa nrepa enrpa nerpa arenp raenp aernp earnp reanp eranp arnep ranep anrep narep rnaep nraep aenrp eanrp anerp naerp enarp nearp renap ernap rneap nreap enrap nerap

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Definitions and meaning of paren

paren

Etymology

Clipping of parenthesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈɹɛn/

Noun

paren (plural parens)

  1. (informal, especially computing) A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).

Anagrams

  • Naper, Perna, arpen

Asturian

Verb

paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of parar

Catalan

Verb

paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of parar

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Etymology 1

From paar. Attested since the 16th century.

Verb

paren

  1. (transitive) to pair
  2. (intransitive) to mate, to copulate [+ met (with)]
Inflection
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: paar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

paren

  1. plural of paar

Anagrams

  • rapen

Galician

Verb

paren

  1. third-person plural present indicative of parir
  2. inflection of parar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈɾɑ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Etymology 1

Inherited from French parent (“parent, relative”).

Noun

paren

  1. (a) parent
    Antonym: piti
    Hyponyms: mè, pè
  2. (a) relative
  3. kinfolk

Etymology 2

Adjective

paren

  1. Alternative form of parenté (“related”)

Spanish

Verb

paren

  1. inflection of parar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
  2. third-person plural present indicative of parir

Swedish

Noun

paren

  1. definite plural of par

Anagrams

  • rapen, repan

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