Is PERICARDIUM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERICARDIUM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERICARDIUM mean?
- noun
a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + U (1) + M (3) = 18 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 PERICARDIUM
PERICARDIUM 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 PERICARDIUM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epicardium17
- parricide14
- crampier14
- crimpier14
- cramped14
- crimped14
- crumped14
- pumiced14
- aecidium13
- cirriped13
- impaired13
- peridium13
- campier13
- crimper13
- empiric13
- pumicer13
- camped13
- decamp13
- midcap13
- mudcap13
- impairer12
- dimeric12
- dumpier12
- peracid12
- umpired12
- camper12
- pumice12
- imperia11
- impurer11
- pricier11
- uraemic11
- adipic11
- amidic11
- carped11
- craped11
- damper11
- dermic11
- dumper11
- mudpie11
- percid11
- priced11
- primed11
- ramped11
- redcap11
- campi11
- cramp11
- crimp11
- crump11
- acrider10
- admirer10
- carried10
- curdier10
- curried10
- eardrum10
- married10
- parried10
- peridia10
- rapider10
- aecium10
- apercu10
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