PERMAFROST is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PERMAFROST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERMAFROST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERMAFROST is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERMAFROST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
permafrostsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERMAFROST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERMAFROST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERMAFROST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERMAFROST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Ground that stays frozen all year round, especially in the polar regions.
Permafrost can reach hundreds of metres in depth, and buildings in the Arctic are raised on stilts so their warmth does not melt it. When it thaws, it releases trapped gases and the land sinks. Climate scientists watch permafrost closely.
How PERMAFROST is used
Used in geography, climate science and polar engineering.
- Roads in northern Siberia buckle when permafrost thaws.
- Ancient mammoth remains were preserved in the permafrost.
- Engineers drilled into the permafrost to place the pipeline supports.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERMAFROST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERMAFROST
The 10 tiles of PERMAFROST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PERMAFROST
1 longer words begin with PERMAFROST.
Shorter words from the letters in PERMAFROST
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Common questions about PERMAFROST
- Is PERMAFROST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERMAFROST, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERMAFROST worth?
- PERMAFROST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERMAFROST mean?
- Ground that stays frozen all year round, especially in the polar regions.
- What letters can be added to PERMAFROST?
- PERMAFROST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERMAFROST:
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