PERICRANIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PERICRANIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERICRANIUM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERICRANIUM is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERICRANIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pericraniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERICRANIUM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERICRANIUM, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERICRANIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERICRANIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The tough membrane that covers the outer surface of the skull.
Surgeons lift the pericranium during head operations and sometimes reuse it as a graft. In old books the word was also a jocular stand-in for the head or brain. It is less well known than the scalp that lies above it.
How PERICRANIUM is used
Pericranium is an anatomical term; older writers sometimes used it humorously for the head.
- The surgeon cut through the pericranium to reach the bone.
- The pericranium is rich in blood vessels.
- A strip of pericranium was used to repair the defect.
- He tapped his pericranium and said the idea was there somewhere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERICRANIUM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERICRANIUM
1 longer words begin with PERICRANIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in PERICRANIUM
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Common questions about PERICRANIUM
- Is PERICRANIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERICRANIUM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERICRANIUM worth?
- PERICRANIUM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERICRANIUM mean?
- The tough membrane that covers the outer surface of the skull.
- What letters can be added to PERICRANIUM?
- PERICRANIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERICRANIUM:
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