Is PERSISTENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSISTENCE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PERSISTENCE worth?

PERSISTENCE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PERSISTENCE?

PERSISTENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PERSISTENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. PERSISTENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

p3e1r1s1i1s1t1e1n1c3e1

PlayablePERSISTENCE · 11 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

11letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept PERSISTENCE?

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: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.36

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.82%

Our own measure of how useful PERSISTENCE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PERSISTENCE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PERSISTENCE scores

Scrabble p3e1r1s1i1s1t1e1n1c3e1 15

Words with Friends p4e1r1s1i1s1t1e1n2c4e1 18

Face value of the 11 tiles in PERSISTENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
e	3	12
r	1	6
s	2	4
i	1	9
t	1	6
n	1	6
c	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERSISTENCE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PERSISTENCE

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1 longer words begin with PERSISTENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in PERSISTENCE

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Common questions about PERSISTENCE

Is PERSISTENCE valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSISTENCE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PERSISTENCE worth?: PERSISTENCE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PERSISTENCE?: PERSISTENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERSISTENCE:

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