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Peripetia

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

About 4 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Rare

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

What does peripetia 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”

    Synonymsperipeteiaperipety

Is PERIPETIA a valid word?

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

How many points is PERIPETIA worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in PERIPETIA

Hooks for PERIPETIA

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

peripetianperipetias

Peripetia: quick answers

Is PERIPETIA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PERIPETIA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PERIPETIA worth?
PERIPETIA scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does peripetia mean?
As a noun, peripetia 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 PERIPETIA?
You can make 169 shorter words from PERIPETIA, such as PERIAPT, PRETAPE, TIPPIER, PIPIER. See the full list.