PERSEVERANT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERSEVERANT 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3e1r1s1e1v4e1r1a1n1t1
Depends on the listPERSEVERANT · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PERSEVERANT?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7%
Our own measure of how useful PERSEVERANT is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERSEVERANT
No single letter turns PERSEVERANT into another word.
How PERSEVERANT scores
Scrabble p3e1r1s1e1v4e1r1a1n1t1 16
Words with Friends p4e1r1s1e1v5e1r1a1n2t1 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERSEVERANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERSEVERANT has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PERSEVERANT
preventers15 preventer14 enervates12 taverners12 venerates12 presenter11 presterna11 repartees11 repeaters11 repenters11 represent11 rerepeats11 easterner9 perverse13 perverts13 preavers13 preserve13 prevenes13 prevents13 aventres11 averters11 enervate11 eventers11 evernets11 raveners11 ravenest11 renverse11 renverst11 reverent11 taverner11 traverse11 venerate11 venerers11 veterans11 partners10 pesterer10 preeners10 preteens10 pretense10 repartee10
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Common questions about PERSEVERANT
- Is PERSEVERANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSEVERANT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERSEVERANT worth?
- PERSEVERANT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERSEVERANT?
- No single letter can be added to PERSEVERANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERSEVERANT:
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