PERVADE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PERVADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERVADE?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERVADE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERVADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERVADE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PERVADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about PERVADE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 PERVADE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To spread through every part of something and be felt throughout.
Pervade is often used of smells, moods and ideas that fill a place so completely that nothing escapes them. Its adjective pervasive is common, and both words suggest a presence that is hard to avoid.
How PERVADE is used
Pervade is used in careful writing for smells, feelings and influences.
- The smell of baking bread seemed to pervade the whole house.
- A sense of dread began to pervade the town.
- Corruption can pervade an entire institution.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERVADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PERVADE
The 7 tiles of PERVADE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PERVADE
4 longer words begin with PERVADE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERVADE
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Common questions about PERVADE
- Is PERVADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERVADE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERVADE worth?
- PERVADE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERVADE mean?
- To spread through every part of something and be felt throughout.
- What letters can be added to PERVADE?
- PERVADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PERVADE:
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