Is PERIOSTEUM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERIOSTEUM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERIOSTEUM mean?
- noun
a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + U (1) + M (3) = 14 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 PERIOSTEUM
PERIOSTEUM 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 PERIOSTEUM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- imposture13
- peristome13
- temporise13
- emptiers12
- epistome12
- epitomes12
- imposter12
- impurest12
- imputers12
- moperies12
- permutes12
- promisee12
- protiums12
- reimpose12
- stompier12
- stumpier12
- empires11
- emprise11
- emptier11
- empties11
- epimers11
- episome11
- epitome11
- impetus11
- imports11
- imposer11
- imprese11
- imprest11
- imputer11
- imputes11
- meetups11
- metopes11
- mopiest11
- optimes11
- permits11
- permute11
- premies11
- premise11
- presume11
- promise11
- protium11
- rumpots11
- semipro11
- septime11
- spireme11
- spumier11
- stomper11
- stumper11
- sumpter11
- supreme11
- supremo11
- tempers11
- trompes11
- tropism11
- umpires11
- umptier11
- uptimes11
- utopism11
- emeritus10
- misroute10
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