PERIGEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PERIGEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERIGEAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIGEAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIGEAL
No single letter turns PERIGEAL into another word.
How PERIGEAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERIGEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIGEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERIGEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to perigee, the point where an orbiting body comes closest to the earth.
Astronomers describe a perigeal passage when the moon or a satellite swings in nearest to us. Tides run a little higher then, and the moon looks larger in the sky.
How PERIGEAL is used
A rare technical variant, used in astronomy.
- The perigeal moon looked huge above the harbour.
- A perigeal tide flooded the quay.
- Controllers planned the burn for the perigeal point.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIGEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIGEAL
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Common questions about PERIGEAL
- Is PERIGEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIGEAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIGEAL worth?
- PERIGEAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIGEAL mean?
- Relating to perigee, the point where an orbiting body comes closest to the earth.
- What letters can be added to PERIGEAL?
- No single letter can be added to PERIGEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERIGEAL:
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