Is PERCUTANEOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERCUTANEOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERCUTANEOUS mean?
- adjective
through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches)
“transdermal estrogen”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PERCUTANEOUS
PERCUTANEOUS 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 PERCUTANEOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- conepates13
- coparents13
- copresent13
- outcapers13
- portances13
- preenacts13
- prosecute13
- punctures13
- pursuance13
- supercute13
- countersue12
- capstone12
- captures12
- conepate12
- coparent12
- cupreous12
- cutpurse12
- opencast12
- outcaper12
- outpaces12
- percents12
- portance12
- postrace12
- potences12
- pouncers12
- precents12
- preenact12
- puncture12
- saucepot12
- carotenes11
- courantes11
- courtesan11
- cutaneous11
- nectarous11
- outpreens11
- outrances11
- personate11
- supernate11
- uncreates11
- apercus11
- capotes11
- caprese11
- captors11
- capture11
- carpets11
- copters11
- crepons11
- croupes11
- cuprous11
- cuspate11
- escaper11
- outpace11
- patonce11
- pectase11
- pectens11
- percent11
- potence11
- pouncer11
- pounces11
- prances11
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