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Yes. The word parvenu is a Scrabble US word. The word parvenu is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is parvenu a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word parvenu is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

PARVENU,

5-letter words (12 found)

ARPEN,PAREN,PAREU,PAREV,PARVE,PAVEN,PAVER,PRUNE,RAVEN,UPRAN,URENA,VAPER,

4-letter words (36 found)

APER,AUNE,AVER,EARN,ERUV,NAPE,NARE,NAVE,NEAP,NEAR,PANE,PARE,PAVE,PEAN,PEAR,PERN,PERV,PRAU,PUER,PUNA,PURE,RAPE,RAUN,RAVE,REAN,REAP,RUNE,UREA,URVA,UVAE,UVEA,VANE,VAPE,VARE,VENA,VERA,

3-letter words (40 found)

ANE,APE,ARE,AUE,AVE,EAN,EAR,EAU,ERA,ERN,NAE,NAP,NAV,NEP,NUR,PAN,PAR,PAV,PEA,PEN,PER,PRE,PUN,PUR,RAN,RAP,RAV,REN,REP,REV,RUE,RUN,URE,URN,URP,UVA,VAE,VAN,VAR,VAU,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AN,AR,EA,EN,ER,NA,NE,NU,PA,PE,RE,UN,UP,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 105 words from parvenu according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of parvenu

parvenu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”).

See also parvenue f

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː.və.njuː/, /ˈpɑː.və.nuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/, /ˈpɑɹ.və.nu/
  • ,
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

parvenu (plural parvenus)

  1. A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Synonyms

  • arriviste

Derived terms

  • parvenuess

Translations

See also

  • nouveau riche

Adjective

parvenu (not comparable)

  1. Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɑr.vəˈny/
  • Hyphenation: par‧ve‧nu
  • Rhymes: -y

Noun

parvenu m or f (plural parvenu's, diminutive parvenuutje n)

  1. parvenu (a social climber not accepted by his or her new milieu, often due to crassness)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.və.ny/

Adjective

parvenu (feminine parvenue, masculine plural parvenus, feminine plural parvenues)

  1. parvenu

Noun

parvenu m (plural parvenus, feminine parvenue)

  1. parvenu

Descendants

Participle

parvenu (feminine parvenue, masculine plural parvenus, feminine plural parvenues)

  1. past participle of parvenir

Further reading

  • “parvenu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /par.veˈnu/*
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

parvenu m (invariable)

  1. parvenu

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French parvenu.

Noun

parvenu m or f by sense (plural parvenus)

  1. parvenu (a person who has risen to a higher social class)
    Synonyms: novo-rico, arrivista, emergente
    Coordinate term: alpinista social

Further reading

  • “parvenu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  • “parvenu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  • “parvenu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Source: wiktionary.org