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Peripeteia

p 3e 1r 1i 1p 3e 1t 1e 1i 1a 1

About 5 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Uncommon

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

What does peripeteia mean?

noun

  1. a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)

    “a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling”

    Synonymsperipetiaperipety

Is PERIPETEIA 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 PERIPETEIA worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3e 1r 1i 1p 3e 1t 1e 1i 1a 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
p 4e 1r 1i 1p 4e 1t 1e 1i 1a 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
p 4e 1r 1i 1p 4e 1t 1e 1i 1a 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
p 3e 1r 1i 1p 3e 1t 1e 1i 1a 1

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

Words from the letters in PERIPETEIA

Hooks for PERIPETEIA

Add one letter to the front or back of PERIPETEIA to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

peripeteianperipeteias

Peripeteia: quick answers

Is PERIPETEIA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PERIPETEIA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PERIPETEIA worth?
PERIPETEIA scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does peripeteia mean?
As a noun, peripeteia means “a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)”.
What words can you make with the letters in PERIPETEIA?
You can make 178 shorter words from PERIPETEIA, such as PAPETERIE, PERIPETIA, PERIAPT, PRETAPE. See the full list.