Is PERIPETIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERIPETIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERIPETIES mean?
Peripeties is a form of PERIPETY.
- noun
a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
“a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 PERIPETIES
PERIPETIES 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 PERIPETIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- peepers11
- pipiest11
- stepper11
- tippers11
- tippier11
- peeper10
- pipers10
- pipets10
- pipier10
- pipits10
- sipper10
- sippet10
- steppe10
- tipper10
- epeeist9
- peeries9
- pestier9
- pieties9
- pitiers9
- respite9
- seepier9
- steeper9
- tipsier9
- peeps9
- perps9
- piper9
- pipes9
- pipet9
- pipit9
- preps9
- repps9
- esprit8
- peerie8
- periti8
- pester8
- peters8
- pitier8
- pities8
- preset8
- priest8
- ripest8
- sitrep8
- spirit8
- sprite8
- stripe8
- tepees8
- tripes8
- peep8
- peps8
- perp8
- pipe8
- pips8
- prep8
- repp8
- eeriest7
- epees7
- peers7
- peise7
- peres7
- peris7
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