PERI is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PERI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERI?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PERI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about PERI
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 PERI mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A beautiful, supernatural being from Persian mythology, pictured as a graceful spirit between an angel and a fairy.
In Persian folklore a peri is descended from fallen angels and is barred from paradise until a period of penance is completed, so the figure carries both beauty and a touch of sorrow. English poets of the nineteenth century borrowed the word to describe delicate, otherworldly female figures, and it later broadened into a poetic compliment for a graceful girl. It never fully entered everyday speech and stays mostly in literary or fanciful writing.
How PERI is used
Chiefly literary and poetic; from Persian mythology, occasionally used as a fanciful compliment.
- The poem described a peri weeping outside the gates of paradise.
- Her light step made the old man call her his little peri.
- The opera drew its plot from the legend of a fallen peri.
- Illustrations showed the peri with wings of shimmering colour.
- In the tale, the peri earns her way back to paradise through a single good deed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERI
The 4 tiles of PERI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PERI
Showing 24 of 404 words that begin with PERI.
Words with PERI inside
Showing 24 of 449 words that contain PERI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PERI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PERI
Common questions about PERI
- Is PERI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERI, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERI worth?
- PERI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERI mean?
- A beautiful, supernatural being from Persian mythology, pictured as a graceful spirit between an angel and a fairy.
- What letters can be added to PERI?
- PERI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PERI:
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