Is PERISHABLENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERISHABLENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERISHABLENESS mean?
- noun
unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PERISHABLENESS
PERISHABLENESS 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 PERISHABLENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perishables18
- perishable17
- bearishness16
- replenishes16
- shapeliness16
- lesseeship15
- planishers15
- prehensile15
- blearinesses14
- pearlinesses14
- preblesses14
- abhenries14
- aphereses14
- apheresis14
- apishness14
- banishers14
- brashness14
- earlships14
- enspheres14
- hipnesses14
- inspheres14
- pharisees14
- phrensies14
- planisher14
- planishes14
- plenishes14
- replenish14
- shapeless14
- shapelier14
- sharpness14
- shrapnels14
- splashers14
- splashier14
- spleenish14
- ephebes14
- halenesses13
- plebeians13
- banisher13
- banishes13
- banshees13
- banshies13
- brassish13
- earlship13
- elaphine13
- ensphere13
- harelips13
- heparins13
- herbless13
- herpeses13
- hibernal13
- hireable13
- insphere13
- parishes13
- perishes13
- pharisee13
- phereses13
- pheresis13
- plashers13
- plashier13
- reshapes13
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