Is PERICARDIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERICARDIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERICARDIAL mean?
- adjective
located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium
“pericardial space”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + L (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 PERICARDIAL
PERICARDIAL 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 PERICARDIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epicardial15
- parricidal15
- pericardia15
- epicardia14
- parricide14
- cirriped13
- palaced12
- peracid12
- placard12
- aecidial11
- peridial11
- praedial11
- railcard11
- caliper11
- carpale11
- pricier11
- replica11
- adipic11
- carped11
- craped11
- percid11
- placed11
- placid11
- priced11
- redcap11
- acrider10
- aecidia10
- alcaide10
- caldera10
- cardiae10
- carried10
- craaled10
- cradler10
- decrial10
- lipread10
- parader10
- parried10
- peridia10
- predial10
- radical10
- radicel10
- radicle10
- rapider10
- apical10
- carpal10
- carpel10
- carper10
- epical10
- pacier10
- palace10
- parcel10
- picara10
- placer10
- plaice10
- plicae10
- pricer10
- caped10
- paced10
- pareira9
- prairie9
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