PERSPIRY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PERSPIRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERSPIRY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERSPIRY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERSPIRY
No single letter turns PERSPIRY into another word.
How PERSPIRY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERSPIRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERSPIRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERSPIRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Moist or stained with sweat.
Perspiry is an uncommon, slightly clinical adjective for someone or something damp from sweating. It is the kind of word that appears in older descriptive prose and in word games rather than in daily conversation.
How PERSPIRY is used
Perspiry is rarely used and describes skin, clothing or air made damp by sweat.
- He came off the court hot and perspiry.
- The perspiry shirt clung to his back.
- A perspiry hand slipped from the rail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERSPIRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PERSPIRY
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Common questions about PERSPIRY
- Is PERSPIRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSPIRY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERSPIRY worth?
- PERSPIRY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERSPIRY mean?
- Moist or stained with sweat.
- What letters can be added to PERSPIRY?
- No single letter can be added to PERSPIRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERSPIRY:
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