Is PERILOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERILOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERILOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a dangerous manner
“he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 PERILOUSLY
PERILOUSLY 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 PERILOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- leprously14
- pleurisy13
- leprosy12
- pillory12
- piously12
- prosily12
- pulleys12
- pursily12
- pylorus12
- roupily12
- soupily12
- illusory11
- osprey11
- ployes11
- plyers11
- pulley11
- purely11
- pusley11
- pylori11
- ripely11
- ropily11
- sirupy11
- slurpy11
- perilous10
- elusory10
- lousily10
- surlily10
- ploye10
- ploys10
- plyer10
- poesy10
- polys10
- posey10
- preys10
- prosy10
- pursy10
- pyres10
- pyros10
- reply10
- ropey10
- roupy10
- sepoy10
- slype10
- soupy10
- spiry10
- syrup10
- yelps10
- yipes10
- leprous9
- pelorus9
- pileous9
- pilules9
- pollers9
- pullers9
- repolls9
- rollups9
- soupier9
- spiller9
- spoiler9
- sporule9
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