PERK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PERK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERK?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PERK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does PERK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A benefit given with a job.
Perk is clipped from perquisite, a legal term for something taken as a right beyond wages. The verb about coffee is a separate clipping, and the one about brightening up is a third word again.
How PERK is used
Countable. Also a verb in two senses.
- A perk that is taxed is not much of a perk.
- The word perk is clipped from perquisite.
- The coffee perked for twenty minutes and boiled dry.
- She perked up considerably after the news.
- Three separate senses are spelled perk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERK
12 longer words begin with PERK.
Words ending in PERK
1 words end in PERK. Useful as a back hook: play PERK onto a word already on the board.
Words with PERK inside
19 words contain PERK in the middle. Words that start with PERK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PERK
Common questions about PERK
- Is PERK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERK worth?
- PERK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERK mean?
- A benefit given with a job.
- What letters can be added to PERK?
- PERK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PERK:
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