Words Containing PERIOD

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing PERIOD?

QUASIPERIODICITY is worth 33 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are QUASIPERIODICITIES (32), PHOTOPERIODICALLY (30), THERMOPERIODICITY (30).

Q: What are some common words containing PERIOD?

Everyday examples include PERIOD , PERIODIC , PERIODICALLY , PERIODICAL , PERIODS , PERIODICALS , PERIODICITY , PERIODONTAL . Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

Q: What is the longest word containing PERIOD?

THERMOPERIODICITIES has 19 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PERIODICALLY (12 letters) is the longest common one.

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All Words Containing PERIOD 59 words

16-Letter Words With PERIOD 3

17-Letter Words With PERIOD 2

18-Letter Words With PERIOD 1

19-Letter Words With PERIOD 1

How often does PERIOD appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 59 words containing PERIOD. Most are 13 letters long, they average 18.8 points, the best is QUASIPERIODICITY (33 points) and 39% end in S.

Total words: 59
Most common length: 13 letters; 11 words
Average Scrabble score: 18.8; out of 33 max
Longest word: THERMOPERIODICITIES; 19 letters
Most common ending: S; 39% of words

Most common last letters

s 39%
y 16.9%
c 15.3%

Top vowel pairs

io100%
ie8.5%
ua5.1%

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Highest-scoring word containing PERIOD

q ₁₀u ₁a ₁s ₁i ₁p ₃e ₁r ₁i ₁o ₁d ₂i ₁c ₃i ₁t ₁y ₄

Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + S 1 + I 1 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + D 2 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4 = 33 points

Double word: 66 pts
Triple word: 99 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

quasiperiodicity

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words containing PERIOD are there?

There are 59 words containing PERIOD in our combined English word list. The most common length is 13 letters, with 11 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing PERIOD?

QUASIPERIODICITY is worth 33 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are QUASIPERIODICITIES (32), PHOTOPERIODICALLY (30), THERMOPERIODICITY (30).

What are some common words containing PERIOD?

Everyday examples include PERIOD, PERIODIC, PERIODICALLY, PERIODICAL, PERIODS, PERIODICALS, PERIODICITY, PERIODONTAL. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word containing PERIOD?

THERMOPERIODICITIES has 19 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PERIODICALLY (12 letters) is the longest common one.