PEPERONI is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PEPERONI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEPERONI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEPERONI 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 PEPERONI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peperonisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEPERONI scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEPERONI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEPERONI has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PEPERONI
- 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
What does PEPERONI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hot, spicy sausage of pork and beef, usually sliced thin and used as a pizza topping.
This is a less common spelling of the familiar pizza sausage, found on menus and in word lists. The standard form has a doubled p, so a spell-checker may flag peperoni even though the food is the same.
How PEPERONI is used
Peperoni is a variant spelling seen on menus and in casual writing.
- He asked for extra peperoni on his large pizza.
- The menu listed peperoni, mushrooms and olives.
- A few slices of peperoni curled up in the oven heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEPERONI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEPERONI
The 8 tiles of PEPERONI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PEPERONI
1 longer words begin with PEPERONI.
Shorter words from the letters in PEPERONI
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Common questions about PEPERONI
- Is PEPERONI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEPERONI, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEPERONI worth?
- PEPERONI is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEPERONI mean?
- A hot, spicy sausage of pork and beef, usually sliced thin and used as a pizza topping.
- What letters can be added to PEPERONI?
- PEPERONI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEPERONI:
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