PERISCIANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERISCIANS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PERISCIANS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERISCIANS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERISCIANS
No single letter turns PERISCIANS into another word.
How PERISCIANS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERISCIANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERISCIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of PERISCIANS
The 10 tiles of PERISCIANS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PERISCIANS
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Common questions about PERISCIANS
- Is PERISCIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERISCIANS is not in it.
- How many points is PERISCIANS worth?
- PERISCIANS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERISCIANS?
- No single letter can be added to PERISCIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERISCIANS:
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