PERIANTH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PERIANTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERIANTH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIANTH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIANTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
perianthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERIANTH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERIANTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIANTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PERIANTH
- All 8 letters of PERIANTH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PERIANTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The outer parts of a flower, namely the sepals and petals together, that enclose the reproductive organs.
When petals and sepals look alike, as in a tulip or lily, botanists simply speak of the perianth. In mosses the word has a separate use for a sheath around the young spore case.
How PERIANTH is used
Perianth is a botanical term found in plant descriptions and field guides.
- The lily has a showy perianth of six similar segments.
- Dissect the flower and remove the perianth first.
- The perianth withers soon after the fruit begins to form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIANTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERIANTH
1 longer words begin with PERIANTH.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIANTH
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Common questions about PERIANTH
- Is PERIANTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIANTH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIANTH worth?
- PERIANTH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIANTH mean?
- The outer parts of a flower, namely the sepals and petals together, that enclose the reproductive organs.
- What letters can be added to PERIANTH?
- PERIANTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERIANTH:
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