parallel: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with P · ends with L
Meaning of parallel
adj
- not-comparable
Equally distant from one another at all points.
Example: The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.
- not-comparable
Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
Example: The two railway lines are parallel.
- excessive, not-comparable
Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- not-comparable
Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
Example: a parallel algorithm
Listed forms: paralell.
Source: Wiktionary — parallel.
adv
With a parallel relationship.
Example: The road runs parallel to the canal.
Listed forms: paralell.
Source: Wiktionary — parallel.
noun
One of a set of parallel lines.
Direction conformable to that of another line.
A line of latitude.
Example: The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.
An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
Listed forms: parallels, paralell.
Source: Wiktionary — parallel.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for parallel.
noun
something having the property of being analogous to something else
noun
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- latitude
- line of latitude
- parallel of latitude
verb
make or place parallel to something
verb
duplicate or match
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is parallel in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of parallel
P(3) + A(1) + R(1) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + L(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of parallel
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from parallel
51 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in parallel. Showing up to 24, longest first.