Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

Dictionary

Periods

p 3e 1r 1i 1o 1d 2s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Very common · plural of period

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does periods mean?

noun

  1. an amount of time

    “a time period of 30 years”

    Synonymstime periodperiod of time

  2. the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon

  3. (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games

  4. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed

    “ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods”

    Synonymsgeological period

  5. the end or completion of something

    “death put a period to his endeavors”

  6. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

    “the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”

    Synonymsmenstruationmensesmenstruumcatameniaflow

Definitions shown for period, the base form of periods.

Is PERIODS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PERIODS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
p 3e 1r 1i 1o 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
p 4e 1r 1i 1o 1d 2s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
p 4e 1r 1i 1o 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
p 3e 1r 1i 1o 1d 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PERIODS

Periods: quick answers

Is PERIODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PERIODS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PERIODS worth?
PERIODS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does periods mean?
periods is the plural of period, which means “an amount of time”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PERIODS?
You can make 215 shorter words from PERIODS, such as DOPERS, DOPIER, PEDROS, PERIOD. See the full list.