PERISTOME is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PERISTOME 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 PERISTOME?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERISTOME is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERISTOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peristomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERISTOME scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PERISTOME, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERISTOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERISTOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The ring of tissue or small teeth around the mouth of a moss capsule or of certain invertebrates.
In mosses the peristome opens and closes with the weather, releasing spores in dry air. Zoologists use the same word for the parts surrounding the mouth in some snails and protozoa. The peristome is therefore a rim, not an organ with a single job.
How PERISTOME is used
Used in botany and zoology for a fringe around an opening.
- The peristome of the moss curled outward as it dried.
- Under magnification the peristome showed sixteen fine teeth.
- A snail's shell has a thickened peristome around its opening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERISTOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERISTOME
The 9 tiles of PERISTOME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PERISTOME
1 longer words begin with PERISTOME.
Shorter words from the letters in PERISTOME
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Common questions about PERISTOME
- Is PERISTOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERISTOME, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERISTOME worth?
- PERISTOME is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERISTOME mean?
- The ring of tissue or small teeth around the mouth of a moss capsule or of certain invertebrates.
- What letters can be added to PERISTOME?
- PERISTOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PERISTOME:
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