PERPLEX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PERPLEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERPLEX?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERPLEX is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERPLEX
No single letter turns PERPLEX into another word.
How PERPLEX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PERPLEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106 thousand.
What does PERPLEX mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make someone feel confused or baffled, or to make a matter more complicated.
To perplex someone is to leave them stuck over a problem they cannot work out. It is a little more formal than puzzle and often appears in written, thoughtful contexts.
How PERPLEX is used
Perplex takes a person or a question as its object and suggests lasting bafflement.
- The strange letter continued to perplex the whole family.
- Do not let the long instructions perplex you.
- Her silence would perplex even the most patient teacher.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERPLEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERPLEX
11 longer words begin with PERPLEX.
Shorter words from the letters in PERPLEX
Common questions about PERPLEX
- Is PERPLEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERPLEX, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERPLEX worth?
- PERPLEX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERPLEX mean?
- To make someone feel confused or baffled, or to make a matter more complicated.
- What letters can be added to PERPLEX?
- No single letter can be added to PERPLEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PERPLEX:
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