PERCUSS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PERCUSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERCUSS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERCUSS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERCUSS
No single letter turns PERCUSS into another word.
How PERCUSS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PERCUSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does PERCUSS mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To tap a part of the body with the fingers or an instrument as a way of examining it.
A doctor will percuss the chest or abdomen and listen to the sound, which differs over air, fluid, and solid tissue. In wider use the verb can mean striking something sharply and firmly.
How PERCUSS is used
Percuss is mainly a medical verb for diagnostic tapping.
- The physician began to percuss the patient's back.
- Students learn to percuss the chest to find fluid in the lungs.
- You can percuss a melon to judge whether it is ripe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERCUSS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERCUSS
The 7 tiles of PERCUSS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PERCUSS
15 longer words begin with PERCUSS.
Shorter words from the letters in PERCUSS
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Common questions about PERCUSS
- Is PERCUSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERCUSS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERCUSS worth?
- PERCUSS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERCUSS mean?
- To tap a part of the body with the fingers or an instrument as a way of examining it.
- What letters can be added to PERCUSS?
- No single letter can be added to PERCUSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PERCUSS:
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