PER is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. PER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PER?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PER is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PER scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about PER
- The same 3 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 PER mean in Scrabble?
preposition
For each; by means of.
Per is Latin and does a job English has no native word for: miles per hour cannot be said as briefly in any other way. The phrase as per is criticised as redundant and has nevertheless been in steady use for two hundred years.
How PER is used
Between two nouns. Also in as per and per cent.
- Sixty miles per hour and not a mile more.
- The rate is calculated per head and rounded up.
- As per the agreement, nothing happens until March.
- The word per is Latin and has no English equivalent.
- Two pounds per kilo is dearer than it sounds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PER
The 3 tiles of PER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PER
Showing 24 of 1423 words that begin with PER.
Words ending in PER
Showing 24 of 390 words that end in PER. Useful as a back hook: play PER onto a word already on the board.
Words with PER inside
Showing 24 of 3482 words that contain PER somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PER
Common questions about PER
- Is PER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PER, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PER worth?
- PER is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PER mean?
- For each; by means of.
- What letters can be added to PER?
- PER takes 11 hooks: 1 in front and 10 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PER:
Open PER in the Word Finder