PERTINACIOUSNES is valid in North America, not in Collins — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERTINACIOUSNES is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3e1r1t1i1n1a1c3i1o1u1s1n1e1s1
Depends on the listPERTINACIOUSNES · 15 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
15letters
Which word lists accept PERTINACIOUSNES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
How PERTINACIOUSNES scores
Scrabble p3e1r1t1i1n1a1c3i1o1u1s1n1e1s1 19
Words with Friends p4e1r1t1i1n2a1c4i1o1u2s1n2e1s1 24
Face value of the 15 tiles in PERTINACIOUSNES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERTINACIOUSNES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PERTINACIOUSNES
- PERTINACIOUSNES runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- PERTINACIOUSNES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PERTINACIOUSNES
reinspections17 antirecession15 containerises15 resupinations15 capernoities16 counterpanes16 counterspies16 intraspecies16 persecutions16 pertinacious16 reinspection16 containerise14 intercession14 interspinous14 neutropenias14 pensionaries14 resupination14 sanctioneers14 serpentinous14 supernations14 transiencies14 utopianisers14 ascriptions15 capernoitie15 centipoises15 conspirants15 counterpane15 crispations15 inspections15 interspaces15 neutropenic15 nonreceipts15 persecution15 precautions15 purtenances15 putrescines15 resipiscent15 serpentinic15 speciations15 spraunciest15
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Common questions about PERTINACIOUSNES
- Is PERTINACIOUSNES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERTINACIOUSNES is not in it.
- How many points is PERTINACIOUSNES worth?
- PERTINACIOUSNES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
Every word you can build from the 15 letters of PERTINACIOUSNES:
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