PERSPIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PERSPIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERSPIRE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERSPIRE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERSPIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERSPIRE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERSPIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERSPIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERSPIRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To give off moisture through the skin, especially because of heat or effort.
Perspire is the polite alternative to sweat, preferred in careful or medical writing and in advertising for deodorants. People often say that horses sweat, men perspire and ladies glow, a joke that shows how the word carries a note of refinement.
How PERSPIRE is used
Perspire is a formal or polite word for sweating.
- The runners began to perspire in the warm morning air.
- He tends to perspire heavily when he is nervous.
- Doctors say it is normal to perspire during a fever.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERSPIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERSPIRE
2 longer words begin with PERSPIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERSPIRE
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Common questions about PERSPIRE
- Is PERSPIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSPIRE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERSPIRE worth?
- PERSPIRE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERSPIRE mean?
- To give off moisture through the skin, especially because of heat or effort.
- What letters can be added to PERSPIRE?
- PERSPIRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERSPIRE:
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