PEREON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PEREON 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 PEREON?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEREON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEREON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pereonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEREON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PEREON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,357.
What stands out about PEREON
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 PEREON mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The thorax of a crustacean, made up of a set of segments behind the head.
Zoologists divide a crustacean's body into three main regions, and the pereon is the middle one, sitting between the head and the abdomen, or pleon. Each segment of the pereon typically carries a pair of walking legs, called pereopods, which give crabs, lobsters and shrimp their characteristic gait. The same body region is also spelled pereion in some older zoological texts, though pereon remains the more widely used form in modern descriptions. Understanding the pereon helps scientists compare body plans across very different crustacean groups, from tiny copepods to large lobsters.
How PEREON is used
Technical; used in zoology when describing crustacean anatomy rather than in general writing.
- The lobster's pereon bore five pairs of walking legs.
- Researchers measured the length of the pereon in each specimen.
- The crab's pereon was shielded by a hard carapace.
- Older textbooks spell pereon as pereion.
- A shrimp's pereon connects directly to its narrower tail section.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEREON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEREON
The 6 tiles of PEREON in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with PEREON
1 longer words begin with PEREON.
Shorter words from the letters in PEREON
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Common questions about PEREON
- Is PEREON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEREON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEREON worth?
- PEREON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEREON mean?
- The thorax of a crustacean, made up of a set of segments behind the head.
- What letters can be added to PEREON?
- PEREON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PEREON:
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