PERISHABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PERISHABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERISHABLE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERISHABLE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERISHABLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
perishablesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERISHABLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERISHABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERISHABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERISHABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Likely to spoil or decay quickly, especially of food.
Milk, fish and fresh fruit are perishable and need a fridge, while canned goods are not. Shippers mark such cargo as urgent. Used figuratively, the word can mean anything short-lived, such as fame. As a noun, perishables means goods of this kind.
How PERISHABLE is used
Common with food and freight; the noun perishables is frequent in shops and shipping.
- Perishable goods must reach the market within a day.
- Bread is perishable, so we freeze half the loaf.
- The trucker hauled perishable cargo through the night.
- He knew that popularity was perishable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERISHABLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERISHABLE
2 longer words begin with PERISHABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERISHABLE
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Common questions about PERISHABLE
- Is PERISHABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERISHABLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERISHABLE worth?
- PERISHABLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERISHABLE mean?
- Likely to spoil or decay quickly, especially of food.
- What letters can be added to PERISHABLE?
- PERISHABLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERISHABLE:
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