PERISTALTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PERISTALTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERISTALTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERISTALTIC is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERISTALTIC
No single letter turns PERISTALTIC into another word.
How PERISTALTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERISTALTIC, 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 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERISTALTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERISTALTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Describing the wave-like muscle contractions that push food along the gut and other tubes.
A peristaltic movement squeezes behind the contents and so moves them onward. Some pumps copy the same action by pressing along a flexible tube.
How PERISTALTIC is used
Peristaltic is used in medicine, biology and engineering.
- Peristaltic waves carried the food down the gullet.
- The lab used a peristaltic pump for the fluid.
- Her doctor checked for peristaltic sounds in the abdomen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERISTALTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERISTALTIC
The 11 tiles of PERISTALTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PERISTALTIC
1 longer words begin with PERISTALTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PERISTALTIC
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Common questions about PERISTALTIC
- Is PERISTALTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERISTALTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERISTALTIC worth?
- PERISTALTIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERISTALTIC mean?
- Describing the wave-like muscle contractions that push food along the gut and other tubes.
- What letters can be added to PERISTALTIC?
- No single letter can be added to PERISTALTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERISTALTIC:
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