PERIL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PERIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERIL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
perilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERIL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PERIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about PERIL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PERIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Serious and immediate danger.
Peril usually names a danger sharp enough to threaten life, property or an entire enterprise, so writers reach for it when ordinary risk feels too mild a word. The set phrase in peril, as in lives in peril or a ship in peril, is especially common, and the same root gives the adjective perilous, describing whatever creates that danger. Legal and insurance writing also uses peril in a narrower sense, naming a specific hazard, such as fire or flood, that a policy covers.
How PERIL is used
A fairly formal word, common in narrative writing and set phrases like in peril, less common in casual conversation.
- The sailors faced real peril when the storm struck at night.
- Rescuers reached the climbers before they were in mortal peril.
- The insurance policy names flood as a covered peril.
- Her reckless driving put every passenger in peril.
- The novel follows a family surviving one peril after another.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERIL
The 5 tiles of PERIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PERIL
15 longer words begin with PERIL.
Words ending in PERIL
2 words end in PERIL. Useful as a back hook: play PERIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PERIL inside
12 words contain PERIL in the middle. Words that start with PERIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIL
Common questions about PERIL
- Is PERIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIL worth?
- PERIL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIL mean?
- Serious and immediate danger.
- What letters can be added to PERIL?
- PERIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PERIL:
Open PERIL in the Word Finder