parenthetic
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- 18
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 11
/pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/(US)
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/pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/(US) · /-ɹən-/(US)
Definition of parenthetic
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
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adj
- Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
- That digresses; discursive or rambling
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Etymology
From Latin parentheticus, or a back-formation from parenthetical.
Words you can make from parenthetic
200+ playable · top: APHERETIC (16 pts)
Best play apheretic 16 points9-letter words
10 words8-letter words
40 words- CHAPITER 15 pts
- ENCIPHER 15 pts
- HAPTENIC 15 pts
- HERPETIC 15 pts
- PATCHIER 15 pts
- PATHETIC 15 pts
- PEACHIER 15 pts
- PENTARCH 15 pts
- PETECHIA 15 pts
- PHENETIC 15 pts
- PHREATIC 15 pts
- AETHERIC 13 pts
- CATHETER 13 pts
- CHARETTE 13 pts
- CHATTIER 13 pts
- ECHINATE 13 pts
- ENTHETIC 13 pts
- HETAERIC 13 pts
- NEPHRITE 13 pts
- PERIANTH 13 pts
- TEPHRITE 13 pts
- TETCHIER 13 pts
- THEATRIC 13 pts
- TREPHINE 13 pts
- PATIENCE 12 pts
- PITTANCE 12 pts
- PREENACT 12 pts
- PRENTICE 12 pts
- TERPENIC 12 pts
- HERNIATE 11 pts
- THIRTEEN 11 pts
- THREATEN 11 pts
- APERIENT 10 pts
- CENTIARE 10 pts
- CREATINE 10 pts
- INCREATE 10 pts
- INTERACT 10 pts
- ITERANCE 10 pts
- RETICENT 10 pts
- TRIPTANE 10 pts
7-letter words
109 words- APHETIC 14 pts
- CHAPTER 14 pts
- CHEAPEN 14 pts
- CHEAPER 14 pts
- CHEAPIE 14 pts
- HEPATIC 14 pts
- NEPHRIC 14 pts
- PATCHER 14 pts
- PEACHER 14 pts
- PHRENIC 14 pts
- PINCHER 14 pts
- PITCHER 14 pts
- REPATCH 14 pts
- TEPACHE 14 pts
- ARCHINE 12 pts
- CHAINER 12 pts
- CHANTER 12 pts
- CHATTER 12 pts
- CHEATER 12 pts
- CHITTER 12 pts
- CITHERN 12 pts
- CITHREN 12 pts
- EPITHET 12 pts
- ERETHIC 12 pts
- ETCHANT 12 pts
- ETHERIC 12 pts
- HAPTENE 12 pts
- HECTARE 12 pts
- HEPARIN 12 pts
- HEPTANE 12 pts
- HERETIC 12 pts
- PANTHER 12 pts
- PHATTER 12 pts
- PHENATE 12 pts
- PREHEAT 12 pts
- PRITHEE 12 pts
- RATCHET 12 pts
- RECHEAT 12 pts
- RETEACH 12 pts
- TEACHER 12 pts
- TECHIER 12 pts
- THECATE 12 pts
- THERIAC 12 pts
- TRANCHE 12 pts
- CANTRIP 11 pts
- CAPRINE 11 pts
- PARETIC 11 pts
- PECTATE 11 pts
- PERCENT 11 pts
- PICANTE 11 pts
- PICRATE 11 pts
- PRECENT 11 pts
- RECEIPT 11 pts
- TIPCART 11 pts
- EARTHEN 10 pts
- HAIRNET 10 pts
- HEARTEN 10 pts
- HERNIAE 10 pts
- INEARTH 10 pts
- NEITHER 10 pts
- THEATER 10 pts
- THEATRE 10 pts
- THEREAT 10 pts
- THEREIN 10 pts
- THERIAN 10 pts
- ATRETIC 9 pts
- CATTIER 9 pts
- CENTARE 9 pts
- CERATIN 9 pts
- CERTAIN 9 pts
- CITRATE 9 pts
- CITTERN 9 pts
- CREATIN 9 pts
- CRENATE 9 pts
- ENTERIC 9 pts
- ENTICER 9 pts
- INEPTER 9 pts
- NICTATE 9 pts
- PAINTER 9 pts
- PARTITE 9 pts
- PATIENT 9 pts
- PATTERN 9 pts
- PEATIER 9 pts
- PERINEA 9 pts
- PERTAIN 9 pts
- PETTIER 9 pts
- REENACT 9 pts
- REPAINT 9 pts
- REPTANT 9 pts
- TACRINE 9 pts
- TANTRIC 9 pts
- TETANIC 9 pts
- TRIPTAN 9 pts
- ARENITE 7 pts
- ARIETTE 7 pts
- ENTREAT 7 pts
- INTREAT 7 pts
- ITERANT 7 pts
- ITERATE 7 pts
- NATTIER 7 pts
- NETTIER 7 pts
- NITRATE 7 pts
- RATTEEN 7 pts
- RETINAE 7 pts
- TAENITE 7 pts
- TENTIER 7 pts
- TERNATE 7 pts
- TERTIAN 7 pts
- TRAINEE 7 pts
6-letter words
40 words- CERIPH 13 pts
- CIPHER 13 pts
- ACHENE 11 pts
- ACHIER 11 pts
- CAHIER 11 pts
- CANTHI 11 pts
- CHAINE 11 pts
- CITHER 11 pts
- ENRICH 11 pts
- APIECE 10 pts
- APNEIC 10 pts
- CARPET 10 pts
- CATNIP 10 pts
- AETHER 9 pts
- ANTHER 9 pts
- EITHER 9 pts
- ACETIN 8 pts
- ARPENT 8 pts
- CANTER 8 pts
- CAREEN 8 pts
- CARNET 8 pts
- CARNIE 8 pts
- CATTIE 8 pts
- CENTAI 8 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRA 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CERATE 8 pts
- CERITE 8 pts
- CETANE 8 pts
- CREATE 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- ECARTE 8 pts
- ENATIC 8 pts
- ENRAPT 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- ENTRAP 8 pts
- ATTIRE 6 pts
- ENTERA 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
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