PERVASION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PERVASION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERVASION?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERVASION is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERVASION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pervasionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERVASION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PERVASION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERVASION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PERVASION
- All 9 letters of PERVASION are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PERVASION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of spreading through every part of something, or the condition of being spread through in this way.
Pervasion describes how a smell, a mood or an idea can saturate a whole place until it is found everywhere. It is a formal and fairly uncommon word, and writers often prefer the verb pervade. In science it can refer to a substance gradually soaking into a material.
How PERVASION is used
Found in formal or scholarly prose about spreading influence or presence.
- The pervasion of damp had ruined the walls of the old cellar.
- Critics wrote about the pervasion of advertising in daily life.
- A slow pervasion of the fabric by dye gave it an even colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERVASION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERVASION
1 longer words begin with PERVASION.
Shorter words from the letters in PERVASION
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Common questions about PERVASION
- Is PERVASION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERVASION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERVASION worth?
- PERVASION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERVASION mean?
- The act of spreading through every part of something, or the condition of being spread through in this way.
- What letters can be added to PERVASION?
- PERVASION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PERVASION:
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