PERSISTENTLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PERSISTENTLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
p3e1r1s1i1s1t1e1n1t1l1y4
PlayablePERSISTENTLY · 12 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PERSISTENTLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.42
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.08%
Our own measure of how useful PERSISTENTLY is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERSISTENTLY
No single letter turns PERSISTENTLY into another word.
How PERSISTENTLY scores
Scrabble p3e1r1s1i1s1t1e1n1t1l1y4 17
Words with Friends p4e1r1s1i1s1t1e1n2t1l2y3 19
Face value of the 12 tiles in PERSISTENTLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERSISTENTLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PERSISTENTLY
peristyles15 spinsterly15 persistent12 pinsetters12 presentist12 prettiness12 teleprints12 tripleness12 epistyles14 peristyle14 presently14 splintery14 entryists12 epistlers11 pestilent11 pettiness11 pilseners11 pinsetter11 printless11 spinettes11 spirelets11 splinters11 splitters11 teleprint11 enlisters9 insetters9 interests9 listeners9 reenlists9 relistens9 resistent9 silentest9 sternites9 triteness9 epistyle13 perseity13 peytrels13 prettily13 priestly13 spritely13
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Common questions about PERSISTENTLY
- Is PERSISTENTLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSISTENTLY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERSISTENTLY worth?
- PERSISTENTLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERSISTENTLY?
- No single letter can be added to PERSISTENTLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PERSISTENTLY:
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