PERIDIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PERIDIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERIDIAL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIDIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIDIAL
No single letter turns PERIDIAL into another word.
How PERIDIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERIDIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIDIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERIDIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Relating to the peridium, the outer skin that encloses the spore mass of some fungi.
Mycologists use peridial when describing puffballs and earthstars, whose spores sit inside a tough wall. The texture and colour of that wall help to identify the species.
How PERIDIAL is used
A narrow term in mycology.
- The peridial wall split open at the top.
- A thin peridial layer covers the young puffball.
- Colour of the peridial skin helped identify the specimen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIDIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIDIAL
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Common questions about PERIDIAL
- Is PERIDIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIDIAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIDIAL worth?
- PERIDIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIDIAL mean?
- Relating to the peridium, the outer skin that encloses the spore mass of some fungi.
- What letters can be added to PERIDIAL?
- No single letter can be added to PERIDIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERIDIAL:
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