Words Starting With PAR
100 wordsWords beginning with PAR span from the everyday to the extraordinarily technical. This collection includes familiar terms like PARK alongside medical terminology that can dominate a game board with sheer length and point value.
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5Pattern Guide
Insights and recommendations for these words.
The PAR pattern offers strategic depth for word game players, with options ranging from quick four-letter plays to board-spanning medical terms.
Vocabulary & Language
Linguistic patterns and usage statistics
The prefix PAR carries two distinct meanings in English. From Greek 'para-' meaning 'beside' or 'beyond,' we get scientific terms like PARASYMPATHOMIMETIC and PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL. From Latin 'par' meaning 'equal,' we inherit words about comparison and balance. This dual origin explains why PAR words appear frequently in both everyday speech and specialized medical vocabulary.
Total Words
554
0.2% of dictionary
Avg Length
9.7 letters
3.8 syllables
Top Scrabble
PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED
43 points
Longest Word
PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED
20 letters
Parts of Speech
At 72% nouns and an average length of 9.7 letters, PAR words skew heavily toward technical and scientific terminology. The 3.8 syllables per word—well above typical dictionary averages—reflects the pattern's concentration of medical and biological terms.
Middle English and Ancient Greek dominate this pattern's origins, with Latin and French contributing significant additions. The etymology chain of PARK reveals a fascinating journey from Medieval Latin 'parricus' through Old French to modern English. Greek's influence appears mainly in scientific coinages, while the Romance languages shaped everyday terms.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Short (2-4)
Medium (5-7)
a wide scenic road planted with trees
multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera
a floor made of parquetry
Long (8+)
having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system
Short (2-4)
Medium (5-7)
a floor made of parquetry
multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera
a wide scenic road planted with trees
Long (8+)
having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system
beyond normal physical explanation
PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED tops both games at 43 points in Scrabble and 44 in WWF—if you can ever play all 20 letters. For practical plays, PARQUET scores 18 in Scrabble but jumps to 20 in WWF due to Q's higher value. PARKWAY offers solid returns in both games with its Y placement. Short plays like PARK (10/11 points) provide reliable options when board space is tight.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
an organization to gain political power
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
the local environment
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
Common Words (likely answers)
an organization to gain political power
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
the local environment
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
PARTY and PARTS make strong Wordle openers, testing common consonants R and T while checking the frequent vowel A. PARKS adds the useful S probe if you want to test for plurals early.
Length Extremes
Longest and shortest valid words
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Shortest
The shortest PAR word is simply PAR at three letters, while medical terminology stretches to 20 letters with PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED. This extreme range reflects how scientific vocabulary builds complex terms by stacking Greek and Latin roots onto simple bases.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
related as members of a substitution class
"paradigmatic word associations"
abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
PARAQUAT is a poisonous yellow compound used as a herbicide. This 8-letter word scores well with its Q (no U required afterward) and appears in standard dictionaries despite its specialized agricultural meaning. It's the kind of technical term that catches opponents off guard while delivering solid points.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.