Is PERCEPTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERCEPTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERCEPTIONS mean?
Perceptions is a form of PERCEPTION.
- noun
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- noun
a way of conceiving something
“Luther had a new perception of the Bible”
- noun
the process of perceiving
- noun
knowledge gained by perceiving
“a man admired for the depth of his perception”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 17 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 PERCEPTIONS
PERCEPTIONS 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 PERCEPTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- copperiest16
- perception16
- pericopes15
- periscope15
- receptions14
- croppies14
- episcope14
- peptonic14
- percepts14
- pericope14
- precepts14
- precipes14
- prospect14
- copresent13
- inceptors13
- inspector13
- peperonis13
- pipestone13
- potencies13
- preconise13
- prentices13
- prescient13
- reception13
- reinspect13
- coppers13
- croppie13
- peptics13
- percept13
- precept13
- precipe13
- precips13
- conspire12
- crepiest12
- entropic12
- epitopes12
- inceptor12
- incorpse12
- pectines12
- peperoni12
- peptones12
- percents12
- perpents12
- picotees12
- potences12
- precents12
- prentice12
- pretonic12
- propenes12
- propense12
- propines12
- receipts12
- recopies12
- terpenic12
- copper12
- peptic12
- precip12
- entropies11
- erections11
- interpose11
- necrotise11
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