PERIHELIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PERIHELIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERIHELIAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIHELIAL is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIHELIAL
No single letter turns PERIHELIAL into another word.
How PERIHELIAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERIHELIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIHELIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERIHELIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to perihelion, the point where an orbiting body comes closest to the sun.
Astronomers apply perihelial to events or measurements linked to that closest approach, such as a comet's brightening. It is the adjective form that goes with perihelion.
How PERIHELIAL is used
Perihelial is rare and technical, found in astronomy writing.
- The comet reached its perihelial passage in early spring.
- Perihelial distance is measured in astronomical units.
- The report listed the perihelial date for each orbit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIHELIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIHELIAL
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Common questions about PERIHELIAL
- Is PERIHELIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIHELIAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIHELIAL worth?
- PERIHELIAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIHELIAL mean?
- Relating to perihelion, the point where an orbiting body comes closest to the sun.
- What letters can be added to PERIHELIAL?
- No single letter can be added to PERIHELIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERIHELIAL:
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