PERENNATION is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PERENNATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERENNATION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERENNATION is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERENNATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
perennationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERENNATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERENNATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERENNATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERENNATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
The survival of a plant from one growing season to the next, often through underground parts.
Perennation lets a plant outlast winter or drought by storing energy in bulbs, tubers or rhizomes. Botanists study it to explain why some species return each spring while annuals must regrow from seed.
How PERENNATION is used
A specialist botanical term, usually found in textbooks.
- Perennation by bulbs lets tulips return every spring.
- The rhizome is the organ of perennation in many grasses.
- Dry-season perennation helps desert plants survive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERENNATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERENNATION
1 longer words begin with PERENNATION.
Shorter words from the letters in PERENNATION
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Common questions about PERENNATION
- Is PERENNATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERENNATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERENNATION worth?
- PERENNATION is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERENNATION mean?
- The survival of a plant from one growing season to the next, often through underground parts.
- What letters can be added to PERENNATION?
- PERENNATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERENNATION:
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