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Is PARVENU a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PARVENU is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
12167

What does PARVENU mean?

  1. nouna person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
  2. adjectivecharacteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
  3. adjectiveof or characteristic of a parvenu

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for PARVENU

Add a letter to make a new word: PARVENUE, PARVENUS.

Words inside PARVENU

See all 70 words you can make from PARVENU

Similar word lists

7 letter wordsWords starting with PAWords ending in NUWords ending in ENU7 letter words starting with P7 letter words ending in U

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up PARVENU in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is PARVENU a Scrabble word?

PARVENU is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PARVENU worth?

PARVENU is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PARVENU mean?

A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class.