PERIOSTEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PERIOSTEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERIOSTEAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIOSTEAL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIOSTEAL
No single letter turns PERIOSTEAL into another word.
How PERIOSTEAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERIOSTEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIOSTEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERIOSTEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the tough membrane that wraps the outer surface of a bone.
Surgeons and anatomists meet periosteal tissue whenever a bone is exposed or heals from a break. Periosteal growth is how a fracture builds new bone from the outside.
How PERIOSTEAL is used
Periosteal is a clinical term found in anatomy texts and surgical notes.
- The surgeon lifted the periosteal layer before drilling into the bone.
- Periosteal bleeding can cause a deep, aching pain after a hard knock.
- A periosteal reaction on the scan suggested the bone was healing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIOSTEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIOSTEAL
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Common questions about PERIOSTEAL
- Is PERIOSTEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIOSTEAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIOSTEAL worth?
- PERIOSTEAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIOSTEAL mean?
- Relating to the tough membrane that wraps the outer surface of a bone.
- What letters can be added to PERIOSTEAL?
- No single letter can be added to PERIOSTEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERIOSTEAL:
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