PERILUNE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PERILUNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERILUNE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERILUNE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERILUNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
perilunesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERILUNE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERILUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERILUNE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERILUNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The point in a spacecraft's orbit around the moon where it is closest to the moon.
Mission planners track perilune because speed is highest there and engine burns are often timed for it. The opposite point, where the craft is farthest away, is called apolune.
How PERILUNE is used
Used in spaceflight and astronomy when describing lunar orbits.
- The probe reached perilune at a height of fifty kilometres.
- Engineers fired the engine just before perilune.
- At perilune the craft moves fastest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERILUNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERILUNE
1 longer words begin with PERILUNE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERILUNE
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Common questions about PERILUNE
- Is PERILUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERILUNE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERILUNE worth?
- PERILUNE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERILUNE mean?
- The point in a spacecraft's orbit around the moon where it is closest to the moon.
- What letters can be added to PERILUNE?
- PERILUNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERILUNE:
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