Is PERFECTIONIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERFECTIONIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERFECTIONIST mean?
- noun
a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 20 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 PERFECTIONIST
Single letters that turn PERFECTIONIST 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 PERFECTIONIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- frontispiece19
- perfections18
- proficients18
- perfection17
- pontifices17
- proficient17
- receptionist16
- fictioneers16
- prenotifies16
- perfectos16
- specifier16
- ferocities15
- fictioneer15
- prettifies15
- reefpoints15
- refections15
- forcipes15
- perfecto15
- perfects15
- pontific15
- prefects15
- intercepts14
- introspect14
- isentropic14
- nepotistic14
- receptions14
- recipients14
- stereoptic14
- certifies14
- cornifies14
- frenetics14
- frictions14
- infecters14
- infectors14
- petrifies14
- rectifies14
- reefpoint14
- refection14
- reinfects14
- torpefies14
- forceps14
- perfect14
- prefect14
- petitioners13
- repetitions13
- renotifies13
- copresent13
- inceptors13
- inspector13
- intercept13
- poeticise13
- potencies13
- precision13
- preconise13
- prentices13
- prescient13
- proctitis13
- proteinic13
- protistic13
- reception13
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