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Yes. The word parochial is a Scrabble US word. The word parochial is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is parochial a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word parochial is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

P3A1R1O1C3H4I1A1L1

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Yes. The word parochial is a Words With Friends word. The word parochial is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

PAROCHIAL,

8-letter words (2 found)

ORPHICAL,RHOPALIC,

7-letter words (9 found)

ACHIRAL,ACHOLIA,CAPORAL,CHARPAI,CHORIAL,CRAPOLA,HAIRCAP,RACHIAL,RAPLOCH,

6-letter words (22 found)

APICAL,APORIA,ARCHIL,CALIPH,CARHOP,CAROLI,CARPAL,CHIRAL,CHORAL,CHORIA,COPRAH,LOCHIA,LORCHA,LORICA,ORCHIL,ORPHIC,PARIAH,PARIAL,PICARA,PICARO,RACIAL,RAPHIA,

5-letter words (58 found)

ACARI,ACHAR,ALOHA,ALPHA,APIOL,ARCHI,AROHA,CALPA,CAPRI,CARAP,CAROL,CARPI,CHAIR,CHARA,CHIAO,CHIRL,CHIRO,CHIRP,CHOIL,CHOIR,CHOLA,CHOLI,CLARO,COALA,COPAL,COPRA,CORAL,CORIA,CRAAL,HILAR,HORAL,ICHOR,LAARI,LAHAR,LAICH,LARCH,LOACH,LORIC,ORACH,PACHA,PAOLI,PARCH,PAROL,PHIAL,PHOCA,PICAL,PICRA,PILAO,PILAR,PILCH,PLICA,POACH,POLAR,PORAL,PORCH,PRIAL,RALPH,ROACH,

4-letter words (89 found)

ACAI,ACRO,ALAP,ALAR,ALCO,ARCH,ARCO,ARIA,ARIL,ARPA,CALO,CALP,CAPA,CAPH,CAPI,CAPO,CARL,CARP,CHAI,CHAL,CHAO,CHAP,CHAR,CHIA,CHIP,CHOP,CIAO,CIRL,CLAP,CLIP,CLOP,COAL,COIL,COIR,COLA,CRAP,CRIA,CRIP,CROP,HAAR,HAIL,HAIR,HALO,HARL,HARO,HARP,HILA,HOAR,HOLP,HORA,HORI,LAIC,LAIR,LARI,LIAR,LICH,LIPA,LIPO,LIRA,LOCA,LOCH,LOCI,LOIR,OHIA,OPAH,OPAL,ORAL,ORCA,PAAL,PACA,PACO,PAIL,PAIR,PALI,PARA,PIAL,PICA,PILA,PIRL,PRAO,PROA,RACA,RACH,RAIA,RAIL,RIAL,RICH,ROCH,ROIL,

3-letter words (65 found)

AAH,AAL,ACH,AHA,AHI,AIA,AIL,AIR,ALA,ALP,APO,ARC,CAA,CAL,CAP,CAR,CHA,CHI,COL,COP,COR,HAO,HAP,HIC,HIP,HOA,HOC,HOI,HOP,ICH,LAC,LAH,LAP,LAR,LIP,LOP,LOR,OAR,OCA,OCH,OIL,OPA,ORA,ORC,PAC,PAH,PAL,PAR,PHI,PHO,PIA,PIC,PIR,POA,POH,POI,POL,PRO,RAH,RAI,RAP,RHO,RIA,RIP,ROC,

2-letter words (20 found)

AA,AH,AI,AL,AR,CH,HA,HI,HO,IO,LA,LI,LO,OH,OI,OP,OR,PA,PI,PO,

You can make 266 words from parochial according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of parochial

parochial

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecialis (“of a church province”), from paroecia, from Hellenistic Greek παροικία (paroikía, “stay in a foreign land”), later “community, diocese”, from Ancient Greek πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbouring, neighbour”), from παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pəˈɹoʊki.əl/

Adjective

parochial (comparative more parochial, superlative most parochial)

  1. Pertaining to a parish.
  2. Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.

Derived terms

  • parochial board
  • parochial church council
  • parochial school
  • parochial vicar
  • parochialism
  • parochially

Translations

Noun

parochial (plural parochials)

  1. A parochial individual.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin parochialis. Compare the inherited term paroissial.

Adjective

parochial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular parochiale)

  1. parochial

Descendants

  • ⇒ English: parochial

Source: wiktionary.org