PERISHABLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERISHABLY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PERISHABLY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERISHABLY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERISHABLY
No single letter turns PERISHABLY into another word.
How PERISHABLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERISHABLY, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERISHABLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PERISHABLY
- All 10 letters of PERISHABLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PERISHABLY
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Common questions about PERISHABLY
- Is PERISHABLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERISHABLY is not in it.
- How many points is PERISHABLY worth?
- PERISHABLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERISHABLY?
- No single letter can be added to PERISHABLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERISHABLY:
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