PERNS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERNS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3e1r1n1s1
Depends on the listPERNS · 5 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 21,785odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept PERNS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful PERNS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERNS
No single letter turns PERNS into another word.
How PERNS scores
Scrabble p3e1r1n1s1 7
Words with Friends p4e1r1n2s1 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in PERNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
Words ending in PERNS
1 words end in PERNS. Useful as a back hook: play PERNS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PERNS
neps6 pens6 pern6 reps6 erns4 rens4 nep5 pen5 per5 pes5 pre5 rep5 ens3 ern3 ers3 ren3 res3 sen3 ser3 pe4 en2 er2 es2 ne2 re2
Common questions about PERNS
- Is PERNS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERNS is not in it.
- How many points is PERNS worth?
- PERNS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERNS?
- No single letter can be added to PERNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PERNS:
Open PERNS in the Word Finder