PERISHING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PERISHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
p3e1r1i1s1h4i1n1g2
PlayablePERISHING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PERISHING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful PERISHING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERISHING
No single letter turns PERISHING into another word.
How PERISHING scores
Scrabble p3e1r1i1s1h4i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends p4e1r1i1s1h3i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in PERISHING, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERISHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PERISHING
1 longer words begin with PERISHING.
Shorter words from the letters in PERISHING
sphering14 speiring11 spiering11 hesping13 phesing13 pishing13 heiring11 hingers11 hirings11 shiring11 peising10 persing10 pieings10 pigsnie10 pingers10 prising10 risping10 shinier10 spiring10 springe10 inspire9 pirnies9 snipier9 spinier9 inship11 perish11 pisher11 reship11 seriph11 hieing10 hinger10 hinges10 hiring10 neighs10 nigher10 sigher10 genips9 gipsen9 gripes9 pieing9
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Common questions about PERISHING
- Is PERISHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERISHING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERISHING worth?
- PERISHING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERISHING?
- No single letter can be added to PERISHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PERISHING:
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