PERPETUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PERPETUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERPETUAL?
| 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 PERPETUAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERPETUAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
perpetualsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERPETUAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PERPETUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERPETUAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERPETUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Never ending or changing, or happening so often that it seems endless.
Perpetual covers both true permanence, as in a perpetual calendar, and the exaggerated complaint of constant repetition. In horticulture a perpetual plant flowers or fruits several times in a season. Context decides whether the word is literal or a grumble.
How PERPETUAL is used
Used literally for things without end, and loosely for annoyingly frequent events.
- The valley lay under a perpetual mist.
- Her perpetual complaining wore everyone out.
- He gave the college a perpetual scholarship.
- A perpetual rose blooms again in late summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERPETUAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERPETUAL
8 longer words begin with PERPETUAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PERPETUAL
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Common questions about PERPETUAL
- Is PERPETUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERPETUAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERPETUAL worth?
- PERPETUAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERPETUAL mean?
- Never ending or changing, or happening so often that it seems endless.
- What letters can be added to PERPETUAL?
- PERPETUAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PERPETUAL:
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