PERPENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PERPENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERPENT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERPENT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERPENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
perpentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERPENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PERPENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123 thousand.
What does PERPENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A large building stone that passes right through a wall so that both faces show it.
Masons set a perpent across the full thickness of a wall to bind the two sides together. Such through-stones make a wall stronger than one built of facing stone alone.
How PERPENT is used
Perpent is a building term, found in masonry and architectural history.
- The mason set a perpent in the middle of the wall.
- Each perpent showed its end on both sides of the barn.
- A single perpent can tie the two faces of a thick wall together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERPENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERPENT
1 longer words begin with PERPENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PERPENT
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Common questions about PERPENT
- Is PERPENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERPENT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERPENT worth?
- PERPENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERPENT mean?
- A large building stone that passes right through a wall so that both faces show it.
- What letters can be added to PERPENT?
- PERPENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PERPENT:
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