PERNICIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PERNICIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERNICIOUSLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERNICIOUSLY is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERNICIOUSLY
No single letter turns PERNICIOUSLY into another word.
How PERNICIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PERNICIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERNICIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PERNICIOUSLY
- PERNICIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PERNICIOUSLY
Showing 40 of 1606. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PERNICIOUSLY
- Is PERNICIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERNICIOUSLY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERNICIOUSLY worth?
- PERNICIOUSLY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERNICIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to PERNICIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PERNICIOUSLY:
Open PERNICIOUSLY in the Word Finder