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parlous

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Is parlous a Scrabble word?

Yes, parlous is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of parlous?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (rare or obsolete, also England, dialectal) Dangerously clever or cunning; also, remarkably good or unusual.Examples: "A parlous Boy: go too, you are too ſhrew'd."; "[O]h their parlous fellows, they will ſearch more with their wits than a Cunſtable with all his officers."; "This Midas knew: and durſt communicate / To none but to his wife his ears of ſtate: / One muſt be truſted, and he thought her fit, / As paſſing prudent, and a parlous wit."Englandalsodialectalobsoleterare

adv (English)

1. (archaic) Extremely, very.Examples: "[L]ast week I had a distinctly unpleasant experience, and came parlous near qualifying as a beachcomber. [...] I cast round, trying one or two charming little hotels within reasonable radius, only to find the "house full" boards up everywhere."archaicnot-comparable

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "parlous"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "parlous"?

Scrabble
9 points
P3
A1
R1
L1
O1
U1
S1
Words With Friends
12 points
P4
A1
R1
L2
O1
U2
S1

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