PERISTALSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PERISTALSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERISTALSIS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERISTALSIS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERISTALSIS
No single letter turns PERISTALSIS into another word.
How PERISTALSIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERISTALSIS, 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 | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERISTALSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERISTALSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The wave of muscle squeezing that pushes food and waste along the digestive tract.
Peristalsis works without conscious effort, which is why you can swallow while lying down. The same rippling motion moves urine through the ureters and fluids through other tubes of the body.
How PERISTALSIS is used
Used in anatomy, physiology and clinical discussion of digestion.
- Peristalsis carries each mouthful down the throat.
- Some drugs slow peristalsis and cause constipation.
- Weak peristalsis can make digestion sluggish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERISTALSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERISTALSIS
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Common questions about PERISTALSIS
- Is PERISTALSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERISTALSIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERISTALSIS worth?
- PERISTALSIS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERISTALSIS mean?
- The wave of muscle squeezing that pushes food and waste along the digestive tract.
- What letters can be added to PERISTALSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PERISTALSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERISTALSIS:
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