PERUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PERUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERUSE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERUSE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERUSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERUSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PERUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 94,070.
What stands out about PERUSE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PERUSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To read something carefully and thoroughly, often taking time over the details.
Peruse originally meant to use up or go through something completely, and that older sense of thoroughness still colours the word today, distinguishing it from a quick glance or a casual skim. Careful writers reserve peruse for situations where attention and time matter, such as perusing a contract before signing it or perusing a manuscript line by line. In looser modern usage, some speakers apply peruse to a quick browse instead, a shift that traditionalists still resist in formal writing. Because of its Latin root meaning to use thoroughly, the word carries a slightly formal, almost bookish tone compared with the plain verb read.
How PERUSE is used
Formal; favoured in careful or written English over the plainer verb read.
- The lawyer asked for time to peruse the contract.
- She liked to peruse the morning paper over breakfast.
- He would peruse each application before passing it on.
- They perused the shelves for an hour before choosing a book.
- The editor perused the manuscript twice before replying.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERUSE
The 6 tiles of PERUSE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PERUSE
4 longer words begin with PERUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERUSE
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Common questions about PERUSE
- Is PERUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERUSE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERUSE worth?
- PERUSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERUSE mean?
- To read something carefully and thoroughly, often taking time over the details.
- What letters can be added to PERUSE?
- PERUSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PERUSE:
Open PERUSE in the Word Finder