PERM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PERM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PERM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does PERM mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A hairdressing treatment that uses chemicals to give hair long-lasting curls or waves.
A perm changes the structure of the hair using chemical solutions along with heat or rollers, producing curls that last for months. The term is short for "permanent wave", a process first developed in the early twentieth century.
How PERM is used
Used as both a noun for the treatment and a verb meaning to give someone curls.
- She got a perm before the wedding.
- His hair still held the curl from an old perm.
- The stylist will perm her hair this afternoon.
- Perms were extremely popular during the 1980s.
- The salon offered a discount on every perm this week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERM
The 4 tiles of PERM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PERM
Showing 24 of 98 words that begin with PERM.
Words ending in PERM
11 words end in PERM. Useful as a back hook: play PERM onto a word already on the board.
Words with PERM inside
Showing 24 of 265 words that contain PERM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PERM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PERM
Common questions about PERM
- Is PERM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERM worth?
- PERM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERM mean?
- A hairdressing treatment that uses chemicals to give hair long-lasting curls or waves.
- What letters can be added to PERM?
- PERM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PERM:
Open PERM in the Word Finder