Is PASSERINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PASSERINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PASSERINE mean?
- noun
perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
- adjective
relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PASSERINE
Single letters that turn PASSERINE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PASSERINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- erepsins10
- naperies10
- ripeness10
- aperies9
- asperse9
- aspires9
- erepsin9
- paneers9
- paniers9
- pansies9
- pareses9
- paresis9
- parises9
- penises9
- perinea9
- praises9
- rapines9
- repines9
- sapiens9
- serapes9
- snipers9
- spireas9
- sprains9
- arpens8
- aspens8
- aspers8
- aspire8
- espies8
- paneer8
- panier8
- parens8
- paries8
- parses8
- passee8
- passer8
- peasen8
- peases8
- peises8
- pereia8
- perses8
- pisser8
- praise8
- prases8
- preens8
- prises8
- rapine8
- repass8
- repine8
- repins8
- ripens8
- sepias8
- serape8
- sneaps8
- sniper8
- snipes8
- spares8
- sparse8
- speans8
- spears8
- speers8
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