PERDU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PERDU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERDU?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERDU is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERDU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERDU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PERDU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about PERDU
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 PERDU mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicliterary
Hidden or concealed, especially in a position of danger or ambush; lying in wait unseen.
Older writing uses perdu to describe someone or something tucked out of sight, watching or waiting without being noticed, often carrying a sense of danger or desperation borrowed from its French root meaning lost. Military writers once applied the word specifically to a sentry or soldier posted in an exposed, hazardous position, a duty so dangerous it was sometimes called a forlorn hope. Beyond the battlefield, poets and novelists extended the word more loosely to any creature or person lying hidden and still, as when a lizard lies perdu beneath the brambles. The word survives today almost entirely in literary and antiquarian writing rather than in ordinary conversation.
How PERDU is used
Archaic and literary, describing someone or something hidden or lying in wait, rare outside older or deliberately old-fashioned writing.
- The scout lay perdu behind the ridge, watching the road below.
- A lizard lay perdu beneath the cool brambles.
- The novel describes a spy perdu among the crowd.
- Perdu in the shadows, the soldier waited for a signal.
- The old poem pictures the hunter perdu among the reeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERDU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERDU
The 5 tiles of PERDU in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with PERDU
17 longer words begin with PERDU.
Words ending in PERDU
1 words end in PERDU. Useful as a back hook: play PERDU onto a word already on the board.
Words with PERDU inside
5 words contain PERDU in the middle. Words that start with PERDU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PERDU
Common questions about PERDU
- Is PERDU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERDU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERDU worth?
- PERDU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERDU mean?
- Hidden or concealed, especially in a position of danger or ambush; lying in wait unseen.
- What letters can be added to PERDU?
- PERDU takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PERDU:
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