Is PERIPHRASTICAL valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERIPHRASTICAL is not in it.

How many points is PERIPHRASTICAL worth?

PERIPHRASTICAL is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PERIPHRASTICAL?

PERIPHRASTICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PERIPHRASTICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. PERIPHRASTICAL 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listPERIPHRASTICAL · 14 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 26 pts WWF

23points in Scrabble

26points in Words with Friends

14letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept PERIPHRASTICAL?

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: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.64

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.86%

Our own measure of how useful PERIPHRASTICAL is to know. It scores 23 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PERIPHRASTICAL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How PERIPHRASTICAL scores

Scrabble p3e1r1i1p3h4r1a1s1t1i1c3a1l1 23

Words with Friends p4e1r1i1p4h3r1a1s1t1i1c4a1l2 26

Face value of the 14 tiles in PERIPHRASTICAL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	2	2
e	1	12
r	2	6
i	2	9
h	1	2
a	2	9
s	1	4
t	1	6
c	1	2
l	1	4

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERIPHRASTICAL has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PERIPHRASTICAL

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1 longer words begin with PERIPHRASTICAL.

Shorter words from the letters in PERIPHRASTICAL

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Common questions about PERIPHRASTICAL

Is PERIPHRASTICAL valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERIPHRASTICAL is not in it.
How many points is PERIPHRASTICAL worth?: PERIPHRASTICAL is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PERIPHRASTICAL?: PERIPHRASTICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 14 letters of PERIPHRASTICAL:

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