PERIBLEM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PERIBLEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERIBLEM?
| 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 PERIBLEM is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIBLEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
periblemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERIBLEM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERIBLEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIBLEM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERIBLEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotany
The middle layer of tissue at a growing plant tip, which develops into the cortex.
Plant anatomists divide a young root tip into layers, and this one lies between the outer dermatogen and the inner plerome. Cells here keep dividing and become the bulk of the stem or root. The term periblem belongs to older plant anatomy.
How PERIBLEM is used
Used in plant anatomy and botany texts.
- The periblem forms the cortex of the young root.
- A section of the tip showed the periblem clearly.
- Older textbooks describe the periblem in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIBLEM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERIBLEM
1 longer words begin with PERIBLEM.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIBLEM
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Common questions about PERIBLEM
- Is PERIBLEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIBLEM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIBLEM worth?
- PERIBLEM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIBLEM mean?
- The middle layer of tissue at a growing plant tip, which develops into the cortex.
- What letters can be added to PERIBLEM?
- PERIBLEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERIBLEM:
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