PERIOSTRACUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERIOSTRACUMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PERIOSTRACUMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIOSTRACUMS is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIOSTRACUMS
No single letter turns PERIOSTRACUMS into another word.
How PERIOSTRACUMS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PERIOSTRACUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIOSTRACUMS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PERIOSTRACUMS
- PERIOSTRACUMS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PERIOSTRACUMS
Showing 40 of 4114. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PERIOSTRACUMS
- Is PERIOSTRACUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERIOSTRACUMS is not in it.
- How many points is PERIOSTRACUMS worth?
- PERIOSTRACUMS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERIOSTRACUMS?
- No single letter can be added to PERIOSTRACUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PERIOSTRACUMS:
Open PERIOSTRACUMS in the Word Finder