There are 858 words with the prefix PARA in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 11-letter words (162 of them); the spread is 5 of them 5 letters long, 10 of them 6 letters long, 27 of them 7 letters long, 82 of them 8 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are parabaptization, paracetaldehyde and parachromatosis. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
The prefix PARA- means beside, beyond, or closely related (parallel, paragraph, paramedic) — three examples from this page: parabema, parabien, parable.
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5-letter words (5)
parae parah param parao paras
6-letter words (10)
parada parade parado parage parale paramo parang paraph parate parava
7-letter words (27)
parable paracme paraded parader parades parador parados paradox parafle parages paragon paraiba paramid paramos parangi parangs paranja paranym parapet paraphs parapod pararek parasol paraspy paratha paraxon parazoa
8-letter words (82)
parabema parabien parabled parables parabola parabole parabomb parachor paracium paracmes paracone paraderm paraders paradigm parading paradise paradors paradoxy paradrop paraffin paraffle parafles parafoil paraform paragoge paragons paragram paraguay paraison paraiyan parakeet parakite paralian parallax parallel paralogy paralyse paralyze parament paramere paramese paramide paramine paramita paramour paranema paranete paranoea paranoia paranoic paranoid paranyms parapara parapdia parapegm parapets paraphed paraphia parapsis paraquat paraquet parareka parasail parasang parashah parashot parasita parasite parasnia parasols parastas parathas paratory paratype paravail paravane paravant paravent parawing paraxial parazoan parazoon
9-letter words (121)
parabanic parabasal parabases parabasic parabasis parablast parabling parabolas parabolic parabrake parabulia parabulic parachors parachrea parachute paraclete paracoele paracolon paraconic paraconid paracress paracusia paracusic paracusis paradeful paradidym paradigms paradisal paradisea paradises paradisia paradisic paradoses paradoxal paradoxer paradoxes paradoxic paradrops paraffine paraffins paraffiny paraforms paragenic paragnath paragoges paragogic paragoned paragraph parakeets parakilya paralalia paralegal paralexia paralexic paralinin parallels paralogia paralogic paralysed paralyser paralyses paralysis paralytic paralyzed paralyzer paralyzes paramatta paramecia paramedic paramenia paramenta paraments parameric parameron parameter paramimia paramorph paramount paramours paramylum paranasal parandrus paranoeac paranoeas paranoiac paranoias paranoids paranomia paranosic paranymph parapathy parapegma parapeted paraphing paraplasm paraplegy parapodia parapsida paraptera paraquats paraquets parasangs parascene parasceve parashoth parasital parasites parasitic parasoled parastyle parataxic parataxis parathion paratitla paratonic paratroop paratypic paraunter paravanes paravidya paraxonic
10-letter words (161)
parabanate parabemata parabiosis parabiotic parablepsy parabolise parabolist parabolize paraboloid paracasein paracelsic paracelsus paracholia parachroia parachroma parachrome parachrose parachuted parachuter parachutes parachutic paracmasis paracotoin paracresol paracyeses paracyesis paracymene paracystic paradeless paradelike paradental paradiddle paradingly paradisaic paradisean paradisiac paradisial paradisian paradoctor paradoxial paradoxism paradoxist paradoxure paradromic paraenesis paraenetic paraffined paraffiner paraffinic paragaster parageusia parageusic parageusis paraglenal paraglider paraglobin paraglossa paragnaths paragneiss paragnosia paragogize paragoning paragonite paragraphs paraguayan parahippus paralepsis paralgesia paralgesic paralipses paralipsis parallaxes paralleled paralleler parallelly paralogism paralogist paralogize paralysing paralytica paralyzant paralyzers paralyzing paramagnet paramarine paramecium paramedian paramedics paramesial parameters parametral parametric paramitome paramnesia paramyelin paramyosin paranoiacs paranoidal paranormal paranuclei parapathia paraphasia paraphasic paraphemia parapherna paraphilia paraphonia paraphonic paraphragm paraphrase paraphrast paraphysis paraplasis paraplegia paraplegic parapodial parapodium parapraxia parapraxis parapsidal parapsidan parapteral parapteron parapterum pararectal pararthria parascenia paraselene parasexual parashioth parasitary parasithol parasitica parasitics parasitism parasitize parasitoid parastades parastatic parastemon parastichy parasuchia paratactic paratheria parathesis parathetic parathymic parathyrin paratitles paratitlon paratoloid paratoluic paratomial paratomium paratorium paratrimma paratroops paratrophy paraxially paraxylene parazonium
11-letter words (162)
parabaptism parabematic parablastic parablepsia parablepsis parableptic parabolanus parabolical parabolised parabolized parabolizer paracarmine paracelsian paracelsist paracentral paracentric paracetamol parachordal parachuting parachutism parachutist paracoelian paracolitis paracolpium paracorolla paracrostic paracystium paradenitis paradentium paradiazine paradidymal paradidymis paradisally paradisical paradoxical paradoxides paradoxurus paradropped paraenesize paraffining paraffinize paraffinoid paragastral paragastric paragenesia paragenesis paragenetic paraglossae paraglossal paraglossia paragnathus paragogical paragonimus paragonitic paragonless paragraphed paragrapher paragraphia paragraphic paraguayans parahematin parahepatic parahopeite parahormone parakinesia parakinesis parakinetic paralactate paraldehyde paraleipsis paralimnion paralitical parallactic paralleling parallelise parallelism parallelist parallelith parallelize parallelled paralogical paralogized paralytical paralyzedly paramastoid paramecidae parameciums paramedical parametrium parametrize paramoecium paramorphia paramorphic paramountcy paramountly paramyotone paranematic paranephric paranephros paranoidism paranotions paranuclear paranucleic paranuclein paranucleus paranymphal paraparesis paraparetic parapegmata parapetless paraphernal paraphiliac paraphoniac paraphrased paraphraser paraphrases paraphrasia paraphrasis paraphrenia paraphrenic paraphyllia paraphysate paraplasmic paraplastic paraplastin paraplectic paraplegics parapleurum paraprotein paraquinone pararctalia pararosolic parascenium paraselenae paraselenic parasemidin parasitemia parasitical parasiticus parasitidae parasitized parasitizes parasitoids parasitosis paraskenion parasolette paraspotter parasternal parasternum parasuchian parasynesis parasynetic parasystole paratherian parathyroid paratriptic paratrooper paratrophic paratyphoid paratypical paravauxite paravesical
12-letter words (127)
paraboliform parabolising parabolizing paraboloidal parabotulism parabranchia paracenteses paracentesis paracephalus parachaplain parachronism parachutists paracolpitis paracoumaric paracyanogen paracystitis paradentitis paradiastole paradigmatic paradisaical paradiseidae paradiseinae paradisiacal paradoxician paradoxidian paradoxology paradoxurine paradropping paraenetical paraengineer paraesthesia paraesthetic paraffinized parafunction paraganglion paragastrula paragerontic paraglobulin paraglossate paraglycogen paragnathism paragnathous paragraphing paragraphism paragraphist paragraphize parahydrogen parahypnosis paralanguage paralipomena parallelable parallelised parallelized parallelizer parallelizes parallelless parallelling parallelwise paralogician paralogistic paralogizing paraluminite paralysation paralyzation paralyzingly paramagnetic paramandelic paramastitis parameterize parametrical parametritic parametritis parametrized paramilitary paramorphine paramorphism paramorphous paramuthetic paramyotonia paranatellon paranepionic paranormally paranthelion paranthropus paranucleate paraperiodic parapetalous paraphimosis paraphrasers paraphrasian paraphrasing paraphrasist paraphraster paraphrastic paraphrosyne paraphyllium paraphysical parapophysis parapphyllia paraproctium parapsychism paraquadrate pararctalian parasaboteur parasemidine parasitelike parasiticide parasitizing parasitology paraspecific parasphenoid parastemonal parastichies parasynapsis parasynaptic parasyndesis parasyphilis paratactical paratartaric paraterminal parathormone parathyroids paratonnerre paratracheal paratragedia paratroopers paratungstic
13-letter words (84)
parabolically parabolicness parabranchial paracanthosis paracaseinate paracelsistic paracentrical paracondyloid paraconscious paradigmatize paradoxically paradoxurinae paraffinizing parafloccular paraflocculus paragammacism paragastrular paragogically paragraphical parakeratosis paralectotype paralipomenon parallactical parallelising parallelistic parallelizing parallelogram paralytically paramagnetism paramastigate parameterized parameterizes parameterless parametrizing paramorphosis paramountness paramountship paramyoclonus paramyxovirus paranephritic paranephritis paranormality paranthracene paranucleinic paraoperation parapaguridae paraphenylene paraphernalia paraphrasable paraphrenitis paraphronesis parapleuritis parapophysial paraproctitis parapsychical parapsychosis pararhotacism paraschematic parasecretion parasexuality parasigmatism parasitically parasiticidal parasiticidic parasitogenic parasitoidism parasitologic parasitotrope parasitotropy parasynaptist parasynovitis parasynthesis parasynthetic parasyntheton parathyroidal paratoluidine paratonically paratragoedia paratrichosis paratungstate paratyphlitis paratypically paravaginitis paravertebral
14-letter words (46)
parabiotically parabolicalism parabolization parabranchiate paracelsianism paracerebellar parachromatism parachronistic paradigmatical paradiplomatic paradisaically paradisiacally paradoxicalism paradoxicality paragonimiasis paragrammatist parahemoglobin paralambdacism paralaurionite paralinguistic parallelepiped parallelodrome parallelograms parallelograph parallelometer parallelopiped paramelaconite parameterizing parametrically paramiographer paramyosinogen paraphernalian paraphrastical parapsychology pararosaniline parasitization parasitologies parasitologist parasitophobia parasitotropic parasphenoidal parasubphonate parasyphilitic parasyphilosis paratactically paratuberculin
15-letter words (33)
parabaptization paracetaldehyde parachromatosis paradoxicalness paradoxographer paragenetically paragraphically paraheliotropic paralinguistics parallactically parallelinerved parallelisation parallelization parallelotropic parallepipedous parameterizable parametrization paranitraniline paraphenetidine paraphysiferous paraprostatitis parasalpingitis parasigmatismus parasiticalness parasitological parasitotropism parasubstituted parasympathetic parathyroprival parathyroprivia parathyroprivic paratransversan paratuberculous
Frequently asked questions
How many words with the prefix PARA are there?
Our word list contains 858 words with the prefix PARA, out of 382,657 entries in total. They run from 5 to 15 letters, and the 11-letter group is the largest with 162 words.
What are the longest words with the prefix PARA?
The longest are parabaptization (15 letters), paracetaldehyde (15 letters) and parachromatosis (15 letters).
Which words with the prefix PARA score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are paradoxographer (31 points), paraffinizing (31 points) and parabaptization (30 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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