PERLOCUTIONARY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERLOCUTIONARY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PERLOCUTIONARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERLOCUTIONARY is to know. It scores 21 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERLOCUTIONARY
No single letter turns PERLOCUTIONARY into another word.
How PERLOCUTIONARY scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in PERLOCUTIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERLOCUTIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PERLOCUTIONARY
- PERLOCUTIONARY contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PERLOCUTIONARY
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Common questions about PERLOCUTIONARY
- Is PERLOCUTIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERLOCUTIONARY, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERLOCUTIONARY worth?
- PERLOCUTIONARY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERLOCUTIONARY?
- No single letter can be added to PERLOCUTIONARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of PERLOCUTIONARY:
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