PEPERINO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. PEPERINO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept PEPERINO?

Word power: 44 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PEPERINO is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PEPERINO

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PEPERINO scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in PEPERINO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEPERINO has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PEPERINO

• The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of PEPERINO

The 8 tiles of PEPERINO in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with PEPERINO

1 longer words begin with PEPERINO.

Shorter words from the letters in PEPERINO

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Common questions about PEPERINO

Is PEPERINO valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEPERINO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PEPERINO worth?

PEPERINO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PEPERINO?

PEPERINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.