PERFUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PERFUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERFUSE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERFUSE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERFUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERFUSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PERFUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 631,611.
What does PERFUSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To spread a liquid, colour or quality through or over something, or to pass fluid through an organ.
In medicine, doctors perfuse an organ by pumping blood or a special fluid through its vessels. In literary use, light or feeling can perfuse a room or a face. The word implies a thorough, even spread rather than a splash.
How PERFUSE is used
Perfuse is used in medical writing and, more rarely, in descriptive prose.
- Surgeons perfuse the kidney with cold fluid before transport.
- Warm light seemed to perfuse the whole hall.
- The tissue is hard to perfuse when the vessels are blocked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERFUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERFUSE
2 longer words begin with PERFUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERFUSE
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Common questions about PERFUSE
- Is PERFUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERFUSE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERFUSE worth?
- PERFUSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERFUSE mean?
- To spread a liquid, colour or quality through or over something, or to pass fluid through an organ.
- What letters can be added to PERFUSE?
- PERFUSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PERFUSE:
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