PERICRANIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PERICRANIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERICRANIAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERICRANIAL is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERICRANIAL
No single letter turns PERICRANIAL into another word.
How PERICRANIAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERICRANIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERICRANIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERICRANIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the pericranium, the membrane covering the outside of the skull.
Pericranial is an anatomy and surgery word. Surgeons mention a pericranial layer when they work on the scalp or skull.
How PERICRANIAL is used
Pericranial is used in medical and surgical writing.
- The surgeon lifted a pericranial flap.
- A pericranial graft helped repair the defect.
- The pericranial tissue was left intact.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERICRANIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERICRANIAL
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Common questions about PERICRANIAL
- Is PERICRANIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERICRANIAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERICRANIAL worth?
- PERICRANIAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERICRANIAL mean?
- Relating to the pericranium, the membrane covering the outside of the skull.
- What letters can be added to PERICRANIAL?
- No single letter can be added to PERICRANIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERICRANIAL:
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