PERHAPS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PERHAPS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERHAPS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERHAPS is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERHAPS
No single letter turns PERHAPS into another word.
How PERHAPS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PERHAPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does PERHAPS mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Possibly; used to say that something may be true or may happen.
Perhaps softens a statement, so a suggestion or a request sounds less blunt. It also admits real doubt when the speaker cannot be sure of the facts.
How PERHAPS is used
Usually opens a clause or follows a verb phrase, and is close in sense to maybe.
- Perhaps we should leave before the rain starts.
- It was, perhaps, the best meal of his life.
- Perhaps you could close the window.
- She will come, perhaps tomorrow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERHAPS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERHAPS
1 longer words begin with PERHAPS.
Shorter words from the letters in PERHAPS
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Common questions about PERHAPS
- Is PERHAPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERHAPS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERHAPS worth?
- PERHAPS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERHAPS mean?
- Possibly; used to say that something may be true or may happen.
- What letters can be added to PERHAPS?
- No single letter can be added to PERHAPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PERHAPS:
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