What PARADOX Means
- noun: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself“‘I always lie’ is a paradox because if it is true it must be false”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PARADOX is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 A1 R1 A1 D2 O1 X8.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 67 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In PARADOX
47 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (14)
3 letter words (21)
2 letter words (12)
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