PERJURY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PERJURY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERJURY?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERJURY is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERJURY
No single letter turns PERJURY into another word.
How PERJURY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PERJURY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,558 thousand.
What does PERJURY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The crime of lying deliberately while under oath, especially in court.
Courts rely on what witnesses swear to, which is why perjury is treated as a grave offence. A person who knowingly misleads a court under oath can be charged and may be sent to prison.
How PERJURY is used
Perjury belongs to courtroom vocabulary and is also used in news about trials and investigations.
- He was convicted of perjury after lying to the jury.
- Committing perjury can lead to years in prison.
- The lawyer warned that perjury would destroy his credibility.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERJURY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERJURY
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Common questions about PERJURY
- Is PERJURY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERJURY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERJURY worth?
- PERJURY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERJURY mean?
- The crime of lying deliberately while under oath, especially in court.
- What letters can be added to PERJURY?
- No single letter can be added to PERJURY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PERJURY:
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