PERISH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PERISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERISH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERISH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERISH
No single letter turns PERISH into another word.
How PERISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PERISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about PERISH
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PERISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent, sudden or unhappy way.
Perish is a weightier word than die and is often chosen for disasters, wars, shipwrecks and famines, where many lives are lost together. It also stretches to things rather than people: a civilisation can perish, and so can hopes, or food and rubber that rot with age. The old saying publish or perish uses it figuratively, warning that a scholar who does not publish will see a career wither.
How PERISH is used
Somewhat formal or literary when used of people; common in set phrases such as perish the thought.
- Hundreds of sailors would perish if the ship went down.
- Without water the crops will perish within a week.
- Many ancient cities perish and leave only ruins behind them.
- Rubber bands will perish if they are left in strong sunlight.
- Perish the thought that we should arrive late.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERISH
The 6 tiles of PERISH in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PERISH
12 longer words begin with PERISH.
Shorter words from the letters in PERISH
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Common questions about PERISH
- Is PERISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERISH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERISH worth?
- PERISH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERISH mean?
- To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent, sudden or unhappy way.
- What letters can be added to PERISH?
- No single letter can be added to PERISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PERISH:
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