Words Containing PERITE

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

PERITECTIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YPERITES (13), YPERITE (12).

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All Words Containing PERITE 3 words

How often does PERITE appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 3 words containing PERITE. Most are 7 letters long, they average 13.7 points and the best is PERITECTIC (16 points).

Total words: 3
Most common length: 7 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 13.7; out of 16 max
Longest word: PERITECTIC; 10 letters
Most common ending: C; 33.3% of words

Most common last letters

c 33.3%
e 33.3%
s 33.3%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing PERITE

p ₃e ₁r ₁i ₁t ₁e ₁c ₃t ₁i ₁c ₃

P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 16 points

Double word: 32 pts
Triple word: 48 pts

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

peritectic

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

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