PERSIFLAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PERSIFLAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERSIFLAGE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERSIFLAGE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERSIFLAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
persiflagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERSIFLAGE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PERSIFLAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERSIFLAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERSIFLAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Light, teasing talk that treats serious matters in a playful or mocking way.
Persiflage is banter with a faint edge, the kind that stays on the surface of a subject. It borrows from French and often suggests witty talk at a party rather than real argument.
How PERSIFLAGE is used
A literary word for frivolous, bantering conversation.
- The dinner was full of cheerful persiflage about politics.
- He answered every serious question with persiflage.
- Their persiflage kept the long meeting lively.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERSIFLAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERSIFLAGE
The 10 tiles of PERSIFLAGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PERSIFLAGE
1 longer words begin with PERSIFLAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERSIFLAGE
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Common questions about PERSIFLAGE
- Is PERSIFLAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSIFLAGE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERSIFLAGE worth?
- PERSIFLAGE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERSIFLAGE mean?
- Light, teasing talk that treats serious matters in a playful or mocking way.
- What letters can be added to PERSIFLAGE?
- PERSIFLAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PERSIFLAGE:
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