parergon
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
/pæˈrɝ.ɡɑn/
Definition of parergon
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work.
“[…] the running and control of double agents is a[n] […] infinitely complicated task. It could not be done as a parergon by any intelligence department elsewhere […]”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek πάρεργον (párergon, “subordinate or secondary business; by-work”), neuter of πάρεργος (párergos, “beside the main subject, subordinate, incidental”).
Words you can make from parergon
167 playable · top: GROPER (9 pts)
Best play groper 9 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
36 words- GAPER 8 pts
- GRAPE 8 pts
- GROPE 8 pts
- PAGER 8 pts
- PARGE 8 pts
- PARGO 8 pts
- PENGO 8 pts
- PRANG 8 pts
- PRONG 8 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PAREN 7 pts
- PAREO 7 pts
- PARER 7 pts
- PRONE 7 pts
- RAPER 7 pts
- REPRO 7 pts
- ROPER 7 pts
- AGONE 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- ARGON 6 pts
- GENOA 6 pts
- GENRO 6 pts
- GNARR 6 pts
- GONER 6 pts
- GROAN 6 pts
- ORANG 6 pts
- ORGAN 6 pts
- RAGER 6 pts
- RANGE 6 pts
- REGNA 6 pts
- REORG 6 pts
- ROGER 6 pts
- RERAN 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- GAPE 7 pts
- GORP 7 pts
- PAGE 7 pts
- PANG 7 pts
- PEAG 7 pts
- PONG 7 pts
- PROG 7 pts
- APER 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PARR 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PRAO 6 pts
- PROA 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- AGER 5 pts
- AGON 5 pts
- AGRO 5 pts
- AREG 5 pts
- ERGO 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GEAR 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GOER 5 pts
- GONE 5 pts
- GORE 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- OGRE 5 pts
- RAGE 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- ORRA 4 pts
- RARE 4 pts
- REAR 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
- ROAR 4 pts
3-letter words
49 words- GAP 6 pts
- PEG 6 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APO 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- OPA 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- GRR 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
2-letter words
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