parenthetical

1. Set off within or as if within parentheses; qualifying or explanatory: a parenthetical remark.

2. Using or containing parentheses.

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1. A parenthetical word, phrase, or remark.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
parenthetical	20	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ae	2
ah	5
ai	2
al	2
an	2
ar	2
at	2
eh	5
el	2
en	2
er	2
et	2
ha	5
he	5
hi	5
in	2
it	2
la	2
li	2
na	2
ne	2
pa	4
pe	4
pi	4
re	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aah	6
aal	3
ace	5
act	5
aha	6
ahi	6
ail	3
ain	3
air	3
ait	3
ala	3
ale	3
alp	5
alt	3
ana	3
ane	3
ani	3
ant	3
ape	5
apt	5
arc	5
are	3
art	3
ate	3
att	3
can	5
cap	7
car	5
cat	5
cee	5
cel	5
cep	7
chi	8
ear	3
eat	3
eel	3
era	3
ere	3
ern	3
eta	3
eth	6
hae	6
hap	8
hat	6
hen	6
hep	8
her	6
het	6
hic	8
hie	6
hin	6
hip	8
hit	6
ice	5
ich	8
ire	3
lac	5
lah	6
lap	5
lar	3
lat	3
lea	3
lee	3
lei	3
let	3
lie	3
lin	3
lip	5
lit	3
nae	3
nah	6
nap	5
nee	3
net	3
nil	3
nip	5
nit	3
nth	6
pac	7
pah	8
pal	5
pan	5
par	5
pat	5
pea	5
pec	7
pee	5
peh	8
pen	5
per	5
pet	5
phi	8
pht	8
pia	5
pic	7
pie	5
pin	5
pit	5
rah	6
rai	3
ran	3
rap	5
rat	3
rec	5
ree	3
rei	3
rep	5
ret	3
ria	3
rin	3
rip	5
tae	3
tan	3
tap	5
tar	3
tat	3
tea	3
tec	5
tee	3
tel	3
ten	3
tet	3
the	6
tic	5
tie	3
til	3
tin	3
tip	5
tit	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acai	6
ache	9
acne	6
acre	6
acta	6
airn	4
airt	4
alae	4
alan	4
alar	4
alec	6
alee	4
alit	4
anal	4
anil	4
anta	4
ante	4
anti	4
aper	6
arch	9
area	4
aria	4
aril	4
atap	6
cain	6
cane	6
cant	6
cape	8
caph	11
care	6
carl	6
carn	6
carp	8
cart	6
cate	6
ceil	6
celt	6
cent	6
cepe	8
cere	6
cert	6
cete	6
chai	9
chap	11
char	9
chat	9
chia	9
chin	9
chip	11
chit	9
cine	6
cire	6
cite	6
clan	6
clap	8
clip	8
crap	8
crit	6
each	9
earl	4
earn	4
eath	7
eche	9
echt	9
elan	4
elhi	7
epha	9
epic	8
erne	4
etch	9
etic	6
etna	4
haar	7
haen	7
haet	7
hail	7
hair	7
hale	7
halt	7
hant	7
hare	7
harl	7
harp	9
hart	7
hate	7
heal	7
heap	9
hear	7
heat	7
heel	7
heil	7
heir	7
help	9
hent	7
here	7
herl	7
hern	7
hila	7
hilt	7
hint	7
hire	7
ilea	4
inch	9
itch	9
lace	6
laic	6
lain	4
lair	4
lane	4
lari	4
larn	4
late	4
lath	7
lati	4
lean	4
leap	6
lear	4
lech	9
leer	4
leet	4
lehr	7
lent	4
lept	6
liar	4
lice	6
lich	9
lien	4
lier	4
line	4
lint	4
lipa	6
lipe	6
lira	4
lire	4
lite	4
nail	4
nala	4
napa	6
nape	6
narc	6
neap	6
near	4
neat	4
neep	6
nett	4
nice	6
nipa	6
nite	4
paan	6
paca	8
pace	8
pact	8
pail	6
pain	6
pair	6
pale	6
pali	6
pane	6
pant	6
para	6
pare	6
part	6
pate	6
path	9
peal	6
pean	6
pear	6
peat	6
pech	11
peel	6
peen	6
peer	6
pein	6
pele	6
pelt	6
pent	6
perc	8
pere	6
peri	6
pert	6
phat	9
pial	6
pian	6
pica	8
pice	8
pier	6
pile	6
pina	6
pine	6
pint	6
pirn	6
pita	6
pith	9
plan	6
plat	6
plea	6
plie	6
prat	6
pree	6
race	6
raia	4
rail	4
rain	4
rale	4
rani	4
rant	4
rape	6
rapt	6
rate	4
rath	7
real	4
reap	6
reel	4
rein	4
rent	4
rete	4
rhea	7
rial	4
rice	6
rich	9
riel	4
rile	4
ripe	6
rite	4
tace	6
tach	9
tact	6
tael	4
tahr	7
tail	4
tain	4
tala	4
talc	6
tale	4
tali	4
tapa	6
tape	6
tare	4
tarn	4
tarp	6
tart	4
tate	4
teal	4
tear	4
teat	4
tech	9
teel	4
teen	4
tein	4
tela	4
tele	4
tent	4
tepa	6
tern	4
teth	7
thae	7
than	7
that	7
thee	7
then	7
thin	7
thir	7
tian	4
tier	4
tile	4
tilt	4
tine	4
tint	4
tire	4
tirl	4
trap	6
tree	4
tret	4
trip	6
cath	9
nare	4
arie	4
cria	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acari	7
aceta	7
actin	7
aecia	7
aerie	5
airth	8
aitch	10
alane	5
alant	5
alate	5
aleph	10
alert	5
alien	5
aline	5
alpha	10
altar	5
alter	5
anear	5
anele	5
anile	5
antae	5
antic	7
antra	5
antre	5
apace	9
apart	7
apian	7
apnea	7
apter	7
archi	10
areae	5
areal	5
areca	7
areic	7
arena	5
arene	5
arepa	7
arete	5
arhat	8
ariel	5
arpen	7
artal	5
artel	5
atilt	5
atria	5
atrip	7
attar	5
attic	7
cairn	7
canal	7
caner	7
caper	9
carat	7
caret	7
carle	7
carpi	9
carte	7
cater	7
ceria	7
chain	10
chair	10
chana	10
chant	10
chape	12
chapt	12
chare	10
chart	10
cheap	12
cheat	10
cheep	12
cheer	10
chela	10
chert	10
chiel	10
chile	10
china	10
chine	10
chirp	12
citer	7
clapt	9
clean	7
clear	7
cleat	7
clepe	9
clept	9
cline	7
clipt	9
craal	7
crane	7
crape	9
crate	7
creel	7
creep	9
crepe	9
crept	9
cripe	9
earth	8
eaten	5
eater	5
eclat	7
elain	5
elate	5
elect	7
elint	5
elite	5
enact	7
enate	5
enter	5
entia	5
epact	9
erect	7
erica	7
etape	7
ether	8
ethic	10
haint	8
haler	8
hance	10
hater	8
heart	8
hence	10
hilar	8
hiree	8
ileac	7
inapt	7
inept	7
inert	5
inlet	5
inter	5
irate	5
ither	8
laari	5
lacer	7
lahar	8
laich	10
laith	8
lanai	5
lance	7
lanch	10
lapin	7
larch	10
laree	5
larnt	5
latch	10
laten	5
later	5
lathe	8
lathi	8
latte	5
leach	10
leant	5
leapt	7
learn	5
leech	10
leper	7
lepta	7
letch	10
lethe	8
liana	5
liane	5
licht	10
linac	7
liner	5
liter	5
lithe	8
litre	5
nacre	7
naira	5
naric	7
natal	5
natch	10
neath	8
nicer	7
niche	10
niece	7
niter	5
nitre	5
pacer	9
pacha	12
paean	7
paint	7
palea	7
paler	7
palet	7
panel	7
panic	9
parae	7
parch	12
paren	7
parle	7
patch	12
paten	7
pater	7
patin	7
peace	9
peach	12
pearl	7
peart	7
pecan	9
penal	7
pence	9
perch	12
perea	7
peril	7
petal	7
peter	7
petit	7
petti	7
phial	10
pical	9
piece	9
pieta	7
pilar	7
pilea	7
pinch	12
pinta	7
pitch	12
pitta	7
place	9
plain	7
plait	7
plane	7
plant	7
plate	7
pleat	7
plena	7
plica	9
plier	7
prana	7
prate	7
preen	7
price	9
print	7
raita	5
ralph	10
rance	7
ranch	10
ranee	5
raphe	10
ratal	5
ratan	5
ratch	10
ratel	5
rathe	8
reach	10
react	7
reata	5
recap	9
recit	7
recta	7
recti	7
relet	5
relic	7
relit	5
renal	5
rente	5
repel	7
repin	7
retch	10
retia	5
retie	5
riant	5
riata	5
ripen	7
tacan	7
tacet	7
tache	10
tacit	7
taint	5
talar	5
taler	5
taper	7
tapir	7
tatar	5
tater	5
teach	10
tecta	7
teeth	8
telae	5
telia	5
telic	7
tench	10
tenet	5
tenia	5
tenth	8
tepal	7
terai	5
terce	7
terne	5
tetra	5
tetri	5
thali	8
thane	8
theca	10
thein	8
their	8
there	8
theta	8
thine	8
thirl	8
three	8
thrip	10
tiara	5
tical	7
tiler	5
tilth	8
tinct	7
tinea	5
titan	5
titch	10
titer	5
tithe	8
title	5
titre	5
trace	7
tract	7
trail	5
train	5
trait	5
trapt	7
treat	5
treen	5
triac	7
trial	5
trice	7
trine	5
tripe	7
trite	5
incel	7
intel	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acetal	8
acetin	8
achene	11
achier	11
acinar	8
aecial	8
aerate	6
aerial	6
aether	9
aliner	6
alpine	8
althea	9
anarch	11
anlace	8
anther	9
antiar	6
antler	6
antral	6
apache	13
apical	10
apiece	10
aplite	8
apneal	8
apneic	10
arcane	8
archil	11
arnica	8
arpent	8
atelic	8
atrial	6
attach	11
attain	6
attire	6
cahier	11
caliph	13
canape	10
cantal	8
canter	8
canthi	11
cantle	8
capita	10
caplet	10
caplin	10
captan	10
carate	8
careen	8
carina	8
carlin	8
carnal	8
carnet	8
carnie	8
carpal	10
carpel	10
carpet	10
cartel	8
catena	8
catlin	8
catnap	10
catnip	10
cattie	8
cattle	8
ceiler	8
centai	8
cental	8
center	8
centra	8
centre	8
cerate	8
cereal	8
ceriph	13
cerite	8
cetane	8
chaeta	11
chaine	11
chalet	11
chapel	13
chelae	11
chiral	11
chital	11
cipher	13
cither	11
citral	8
claret	8
client	8
crania	8
create	8
crenel	8
cretin	8
earlap	8
ecarte	8
eclair	8
either	9
elater	6
enatic	8
enlace	8
enrapt	8
enrich	11
entail	6
entera	6
entice	8
entire	6
entrap	8
eparch	13
epater	8
epical	10
etcher	11
ethane	9
ethnic	11
hailer	9
halier	9
halite	9
halter	9
hantle	9
hapten	11
haptic	13
harpin	11
hartal	9
hatpin	11
hatter	9
healer	9
heaper	11
heater	9
heliac	11
helper	11
hepcat	13
hereat	9
herein	9
hernia	9
hiatal	9
hinter	9
hirple	11
hitter	9
inarch	11
incept	10
incher	11
inhale	9
inhere	9
inlace	8
intact	8
lacier	8
lanate	6
lancer	8
lancet	8
lariat	6
larine	6
lateen	6
latent	6
lather	9
latina	6
latria	6
latten	6
latter	6
lattin	6
leaner	6
leaper	8
learnt	6
lecher	11
lectin	8
lenite	6
lentic	8
leptin	8
letter	6
lichee	11
lichen	11
lierne	6
linear	6
linter	6
lither	9
litten	6
litter	6
nailer	6
narial	6
natter	6
neater	6
nectar	8
nepeta	8
nether	9
netter	6
nettle	6
pacier	10
painch	13
palace	10
palate	8
paleae	8
palier	8
palter	8
paneer	8
panier	8
pantie	8
parcel	10
parent	8
pariah	11
parian	8
partan	8
patent	8
patina	8
patine	8
pattee	8
patten	8
patter	8
pattie	8
peahen	11
pechan	13
pecten	10
pectin	10
pelite	8
pelter	8
pencel	10
pencil	10
penial	8
penile	8
pereia	8
petite	8
petrel	8
petter	8
pettle	8
phatic	13
picara	10
piecer	10
pierce	10
pinata	8
pincer	10
pineal	8
pineta	8
pintle	8
pirana	8
pirate	8
placer	10
placet	10
plaice	10
plaint	8
planar	8
planch	13
planer	8
planet	8
platan	8
platen	8
plater	8
pleach	13
plench	13
pliant	8
plicae	10
plinth	11
prance	10
pratie	8
preach	13
preact	10
prince	10
pterin	8
rachet	11
racial	8
raphae	11
raphia	11
rapine	8
ratine	6
ratite	6
ratlin	6
rattan	6
ratten	6
rattle	6
realia	6
recane	8
recant	8
recent	8
recept	10
recipe	10
recite	8
rectal	8
reheat	9
relace	8
relate	6
relent	6
relict	8
reline	6
renail	6
rental	6
repeal	8
repeat	8
repent	8
repine	8
replan	8
retail	6
retain	6
retape	8
retial	6
retile	6
retina	6
retine	6
retint	6
rhinal	9
richen	11
rictal	8
taenia	6
tahina	9
tailer	6
taipan	8
talent	6
tanrec	8
tantra	6
tapeta	8
tarnal	6
tarpan	8
tartan	6
techie	11
tectal	8
telnet	6
tenace	8
tenail	6
teniae	6
tenrec	8
tenter	6
tentie	6
tephra	11
teraph	11
tercel	8
tercet	8
tether	9
thaler	9
thecae	11
thecal	11
theine	9
thenal	9
thenar	9
thence	11
thetic	11
thetri	9
threap	11
threat	9
threep	11
thrice	11
tierce	8
tilter	6
tincal	8
tineal	6
tinter	6
tipcat	10
tither	9
trance	8
trapan	8
trench	11
trepan	8
tricep	10
triene	6
trinal	6
triple	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acaleph	14
acanthi	12
acarine	9
acerate	9
acetate	9
achiral	12
actinal	9
aliener	7
anticar	9
apatite	9
aphelia	12
aphetic	14
apteral	9
apteria	9
archine	12
arenite	7
arietta	7
ariette	7
article	9
atelier	7
athlete	10
atretic	9
attache	12
calathi	12
calipee	11
caliper	11
calpain	11
caltrap	11
canthal	12
cantrap	11
cantrip	11
capelan	11
capelet	11
capelin	11
capital	11
caprine	11
captain	11
carinae	9
carinal	9
carline	9
carpale	11
catenae	9
cateran	9
cattail	9
cattier	9
centare	9
centile	9
central	9
ceratin	9
certain	9
chaetae	12
chaetal	12
chanter	12
chapati	14
chaplet	14
chapter	14
charlie	12
charnel	12
charpai	14
chattel	12
chatter	12
cheapen	14
cheaper	14
cheapie	14
cheater	12
chelate	12
chitter	12
cithara	12
cithern	12
cithren	12
citrate	9
cittern	9
clatter	9
cleaner	9
clitter	9
cranial	9
creatin	9
crenate	9
earache	12
earthen	10
elapine	9
elenchi	12
enteral	7
enteric	9
enthral	10
enticer	9
entitle	7
entreat	7
epilate	9
epithet	12
erethic	12
etchant	12
eternal	7
ethanal	10
etheric	12
ethical	12
haircap	14
hairnet	10
haltere	10
hanaper	12
haplite	12
haptene	12
harelip	12
hearten	10
hectare	12
heeltap	12
heparin	12
hepatic	14
heptane	12
heretic	12
herniae	10
hernial	10
hetaera	10
hetaira	10
inearth	10
inepter	9
inhaler	10
inthral	10
intreat	7
iterant	7
iterate	7
lactate	9
lactean	9
larchen	12
latchet	12
lathier	10
latrine	7
lattice	9
leacher	12
leather	10
lectern	9
lethean	10
licente	9
lineate	7
nattier	7
neither	10
nephric	14
nettier	7
nettler	7
nictate	9
nitrate	7
painter	9
paleate	9
palette	9
panache	14
panicle	11
panther	12
pantile	9
paretic	11
partial	9
partita	9
partite	9
partlet	9
patcher	14
patient	9
patinae	9
pattern	9
peacher	14
peatier	9
pectate	11
pelican	11
peltate	9
penlite	9
percale	11
percent	11
perinea	9
perlite	9
pertain	9
petrale	9
pettier	9
phatter	12
phenate	12
philter	12
philtra	12
philtre	12
phrenic	14
picante	11
picrate	11
pileate	9
pincher	14
piranha	12
pitcher	14
placate	11
plainer	9
plaiter	9
planate	9
planche	14
plantar	9
planter	9
platane	9
platier	9
platina	9
platter	9
pleater	9
plectra	11
plicate	11
praline	9
prattle	9
preanal	9
precent	11
preheat	12
prelate	9
prelect	11
prithee	12
rachial	12
ratchet	12
ratline	7
rattail	7
ratteen	7
receipt	11
recheat	12
recital	9
reclean	9
recline	9
reenact	9
reliant	7
repaint	9
repanel	9
repatch	14
replace	11
replant	9
replate	9
replica	11
reptant	9
reptile	9
reteach	12
reticle	9
retinae	7
retinal	7
retitle	7
tacrine	9
tactile	9
taeniae	7
taenite	7
tantric	9
tapetal	9
teacart	9
teacher	12
techier	12
teleran	7
telpher	12
tentier	7
tepache	14
ternate	7
tertial	7
tertian	7
tetanal	7
tetanic	9
theater	10
theatre	10
thecate	12
theelin	10
thereat	10
therein	10
theriac	12
therian	10
tiercel	9
tipcart	11
trachea	12
trachle	12
trainee	7
tranche	12
treacle	9
trehala	10
trenail	7
triplet	9
triptan	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acalephe	15
achenial	13
acierate	10
aetheric	13
airplane	10
alienate	8
alterant	8
analcite	10
anteater	8
anthelia	11
antheral	11
antirape	10
apatetic	12
aperient	10
aphanite	13
aphelian	13
athletic	13
attacher	13
attainer	8
canthari	13
cantraip	12
capitate	12
carinate	10
catenate	10
catheter	13
catnaper	12
centiare	10
cephalin	15
chapatti	15
chapiter	15
chaplain	15
charette	13
chatline	13
chattier	13
clarinet	10
craniate	10
creatine	10
earthpea	13
echinate	13
elaphine	13
elaterin	8
elephant	13
encipher	15
entailer	8
enthetic	13
ethnical	13
haptenic	15
haptical	15
hatteria	11
hepatica	15
herniate	11
herpetic	15
hetaeric	13
increate	10
interact	10
interlap	10
iterance	10
lacerate	10
laitance	10
laterite	8
leachate	13
leachier	13
leathern	11
literate	8
nephrite	13
nettlier	8
palatine	10
pancetta	12
panetela	10
pantalet	10
parental	10
parhelia	13
parhelic	15
parietal	10
parlance	12
parlante	10
particle	12
patchier	15
paternal	10
pathetic	15
patience	12
patinate	10
patriate	10
peachier	15
pearlite	10
penciler	12
pentacle	12
pentarch	15
perianth	13
perineal	10
petaline	10
petechia	15
phenetic	15
phreatic	15
pittance	12
placater	12
placenta	12
planchet	15
pleather	13
praelect	12
preclean	12
preenact	12
prelatic	12
prenatal	10
prentice	12
raclette	10
reactant	10
reattach	13
reattain	8
reliance	10
reticent	10
tailrace	10
tantalic	10
tapeline	10
tarletan	8
telepath	13
tentacle	10
tephrite	13
terpenic	12
tetchier	13
theatric	13
theriaca	13
thetical	13
thirteen	11
threaten	11
tinplate	10
tracheae	13
tracheal	13
tractile	10
trapline	10
treenail	8
trephine	13
triplane	10
triptane	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aliterate	9
altercate	11
alternate	9
analeptic	13
apathetic	16
caliphate	16
chatelain	14
clathrate	14
crepitant	13
crepitate	13
encephala	16
entrechat	14
hepaticae	16
heretical	14
intercept	13
interlace	11
patienter	11
pectinate	13
percaline	13
perinatal	11
petechial	16
phenacite	16
phrenetic	16
placentae	13
princelet	13
replicate	13
retaliate	9
theriacal	14
tracheate	14

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
altarpiece	14
antechapel	17
anthracite	15
aphaeretic	17
chatelaine	15
epicentral	14
intraplate	12
pathetical	17
penetralia	12
planchette	17
preethical	17
telepathic	17
tetracaine	12
theatrical	15

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
centripetal	15
intercalate	13
intrathecal	16
parenthetic	18

13 Letters	Scrabble® Points
parenthetical	20