PERIWIG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PERIWIG 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 PERIWIG?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERIWIG is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERIWIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
periwigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERIWIG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PERIWIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does PERIWIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A wig of the elaborate style worn by men and women in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The periwig signalled rank and fashion at court, and its curls could be tall and heavy. Judges and barristers in Britain still wear a descendant of it, so the word survives in legal traditions.
How PERIWIG is used
Periwig is used in history and costume writing, and sometimes as a verb.
- The magistrate adjusted his powdered periwig.
- A portrait showed the king in a long periwig.
- The periwig was expensive and needed constant care.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERIWIG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERIWIG
3 longer words begin with PERIWIG.
Shorter words from the letters in PERIWIG
Common questions about PERIWIG
- Is PERIWIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERIWIG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERIWIG worth?
- PERIWIG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERIWIG mean?
- A wig of the elaborate style worn by men and women in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
- What letters can be added to PERIWIG?
- PERIWIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PERIWIG:
Open PERIWIG in the Word Finder