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Is parlous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word parlous is a Scrabble US word. The word parlous is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is parlous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word parlous is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is parlous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word parlous is a Words With Friends word. The word parlous is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

PARLOUS,

6-letter words (11 found)

PAROLS,PAROUS,POLARS,PROULS,PULAOS,PULSAR,RAUPOS,ROSULA,SAPOUR,SPORAL,UPSOAR,

5-letter words (33 found)

ASPRO,AULOS,LOUPS,LOURS,OPALS,ORALS,OUPAS,PAROL,PAULS,POLAR,PORAL,POURS,PRAOS,PRAUS,PROAS,PROUL,PSORA,PULAO,PULAS,PURLS,RAUPO,ROULS,ROUPS,SALOP,SAPOR,SLURP,SOLAR,SOPRA,SORAL,SPAUL,SUPRA,SURAL,URAOS,

4-letter words (60 found)

ALPS,ALSO,ALUS,APOS,APSO,LAPS,LARS,LOPS,LOUP,LOUR,LOUS,LURS,OARS,OPAL,OPAS,OPUS,ORAL,OSAR,OUPA,OUPS,OURS,PALS,PARS,PAUL,PLUS,POAS,POLS,POUR,PRAO,PRAU,PROA,PROS,PULA,PULS,PURL,PURS,RAPS,RASP,ROUL,ROUP,RUSA,SALP,SAUL,SLAP,SLOP,SLUR,SOAP,SOAR,SOLA,SORA,SOUL,SOUP,SOUR,SPAR,SPUR,SURA,UPAS,URAO,URPS,URSA,

3-letter words (48 found)

ALP,ALS,ALU,APO,ARS,ASP,LAP,LAR,LAS,LOP,LOR,LOS,LOU,LUR,OAR,OPA,OPS,ORA,ORS,OUP,OUR,OUS,PAL,PAR,PAS,PLU,POA,POL,POS,PRO,PUL,PUR,PUS,RAP,RAS,SAL,SAP,SAR,SAU,SOL,SOP,SOU,SPA,SUP,SUR,UPO,UPS,URP,

2-letter words (15 found)

AL,AR,AS,LA,LO,OP,OR,OS,OU,PA,PO,SO,UP,UR,US,

You can make 168 words from parlous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of parlous

parlous

Etymology

From Middle English parles, parlous, perlous, [and other forms], a contraction of perilous (“dangerous; dreadful, terrible; morally corrupt, sinful, wicked; inauspicious, unlucky”) (and thus a doublet of perilous), from Old French perilleus, perillos, perillous, perilluse, perilleuse, perilleux (“very dangerous, perilous”) (modern French périlleux), from Latin perīculōsus (“dangerous, hazardous, perilous”), from perīculum (“danger, hazard, peril, risk”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to dare, risk, try”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːləs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹləs/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ləs
  • Hyphenation: parl‧ous

Adjective

parlous (comparative more parlous, superlative most parlous)

  1. Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dangerous
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:safe
  2. Appalling, dire, terrible.
    in a parlous state
  3. (rare or obsolete, also England, dialectal) Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.

Derived terms

  • parlously
  • parlousness

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Adverb

parlous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Extremely, very.

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Anagrams

  • Solapur

Source: wiktionary.org