Is PERISTALSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERISTALSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERISTALSES mean?
Peristalses is a form of PERISTALSIS.
- noun
the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 PERISTALSES
PERISTALSES 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 PERISTALSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- psalteries12
- stripeless12
- epistases11
- epistlers11
- espaliers11
- pearliest11
- pearlites11
- pessaries11
- pilasters11
- plaisters11
- priestess11
- psaltries11
- strapless11
- talipeses11
- asperses10
- epilates10
- epistler10
- epistles10
- epitases10
- espalier10
- palsiest10
- parietes10
- pastises10
- pastless10
- pastries10
- pearlies10
- pearlite10
- pelisses10
- peltries10
- perlites10
- persalts10
- persists10
- petrales10
- piasters10
- piastres10
- pilaster10
- plaister10
- plaiters10
- plasters10
- pleasers10
- pleaters10
- prelates10
- presales10
- psalters10
- raspiest10
- relapses10
- repasses10
- replates10
- reptiles10
- respites10
- resplits10
- sparsest10
- spelters10
- spielers10
- staplers10
- stepless10
- tapeless10
- traipses10
- trapeses10
- trespass10
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