Is PASSERINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PASSERINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PASSERINES mean?
Passerines is a form of PASSERINE.
- 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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 PASSERINES
PASSERINES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PASSERINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- passerine11
- pessaries11
- raspiness11
- spareness11
- asperses10
- erepsins10
- naperies10
- repasses10
- ripeness10
- aperies9
- asepses9
- asepsis9
- asperse9
- aspires9
- aspises9
- erepsin9
- paneers9
- paniers9
- pansies9
- pareses9
- paresis9
- parises9
- passers9
- penises9
- perinea9
- pissers9
- praises9
- presses9
- prisses9
- rapines9
- repines9
- sapiens9
- serapes9
- snipers9
- speises9
- spenses9
- spireas9
- sprains9
- easiness8
- arpens8
- aspens8
- aspers8
- aspire8
- espies8
- paneer8
- panier8
- parens8
- paries8
- parses8
- passee8
- passer8
- passes8
- peasen8
- peases8
- peises8
- pereia8
- perses8
- pisser8
- pisses8
- praise8
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