PERCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points

It depends on the list you play by. PERCE 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept PERCE?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PERCE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PERCE

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

How PERCE scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in PERCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.

What stands out about PERCE

• The same 5 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 PERCE

The 5 tiles of PERCE in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with PERCE

Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with PERCE.

Words ending in PERCE

1 words end in PERCE. Useful as a back hook: play PERCE onto a word already on the board.

Words with PERCE inside

Showing 24 of 43 words that contain PERCE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PERCE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in PERCE

Common questions about PERCE

Is PERCE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERCE is not in it.

How many points is PERCE worth?

PERCE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PERCE?

PERCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.