Definitions For Paradox

noun

  • (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
  • Something (such as a situation) that is made up of two opposite things and that seems impossible but is actually true or possible
  • Someone who does two things that seem to be opposite to each other or who has qualities that are opposite
  • A statement that seems to say two opposite things but that may be true

Is Paradox a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
18

The word Paradox is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Paradox in a Sentence

  • It is a paradox that computers need maintenance so often, since they are meant to save people time.
  • As an actor, he's a paradox—he loves being in the public eye but also deeply values and protects his privacy.
  • A novel full of paradox

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