PERFORATORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERFORATORY 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PERFORATORY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERFORATORY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERFORATORY
No single letter turns PERFORATORY into another word.
How PERFORATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERFORATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERFORATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PERFORATORY
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Common questions about PERFORATORY
- Is PERFORATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERFORATORY is not in it.
- How many points is PERFORATORY worth?
- PERFORATORY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERFORATORY?
- No single letter can be added to PERFORATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERFORATORY:
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