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Parasites

p 3a 1r 1a 1s 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Common · plural of parasite

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does parasites mean?

noun

  1. an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

  2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

    Synonymsleechspongesponger

Definitions shown for parasite, the base form of parasites.

Is PARASITES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PARASITES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3a 1r 1a 1s 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
p 4a 1r 1a 1s 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
p 4a 1r 1a 1s 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
p 3a 1r 1a 1s 1i 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PARASITES

Anagrams 2

aspiratessatrapies

Words that end like PARASITES

Common words that share the ending -ITES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

satellitesappetitesdynamitesexpeditesoppositescompositesextraditeshypocritesoverwritesrequisitesunderwritesinviteswritesbitessitesrewritesexcitesuniteswhitescitesfrostbitesmeteoritesrespitesreunites
All words ending in -ITES

Parasites: quick answers

Is PARASITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PARASITES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PARASITES worth?
PARASITES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does parasites mean?
parasites is the plural of parasite, which means “an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PARASITES?
You can make 603 shorter words from PARASITES, such as ASPIRATE, PARASITE, PASTRIES, PIASTERS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PARASITES?
PARASITES rearranges into ASPIRATES, SATRAPIES.