PERORATION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PERORATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERORATION?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERORATION is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERORATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
perorationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERORATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERORATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERORATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERORATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The closing section of a speech, where the speaker sums up the case and tries to stir the audience.
Classical rhetoric treats the peroration as the last of several parts of an oration. A peroration is judged by its emotional lift, and it can also mean a long-winded or showy ending.
How PERORATION is used
Peroration is used in discussions of oratory, law, and politics.
- The lawyer saved his strongest appeal for the peroration.
- Her peroration brought the whole hall to its feet.
- The senator's peroration went on so long that listeners began to leave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERORATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERORATION
2 longer words begin with PERORATION.
Shorter words from the letters in PERORATION
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Common questions about PERORATION
- Is PERORATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERORATION, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERORATION worth?
- PERORATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERORATION mean?
- The closing section of a speech, where the speaker sums up the case and tries to stir the audience.
- What letters can be added to PERORATION?
- PERORATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERORATION:
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