Is PERIODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERIODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERIODS mean?
Periods is a form of PERIOD.
- noun
an amount of time
“a time period of 30 years”
- noun
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
- noun
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
- noun
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
“ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 10 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 PERIODS
PERIODS 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 PERIODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dopers9
- dopier9
- pedros9
- period9
- poised9
- prides9
- prised9
- prosed9
- redips9
- spider9
- spired9
- spored9
- espoir8
- poiser8
- posier8
- dipso8
- doper8
- dopes8
- dorps8
- drips8
- drops8
- pedis8
- pedro8
- pored8
- posed8
- pride8
- pried8
- prods8
- redip8
- riped8
- roped8
- siped8
- spied8
- spode8
- dories7
- peris7
- piers7
- poise7
- pores7
- poser7
- pries7
- prise7
- prose7
- repos7
- ripes7
- ropes7
- speir7
- spier7
- spire7
- spore7
- deps7
- dips7
- dope7
- dorp7
- drip7
- drop7
- oped7
- pedi7
- peds7
- pied7
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