Is PERITRICHOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERITRICHOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERITRICHOUS mean?
- adjective
covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 19 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 PERITRICHOUS
PERITRICHOUS 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 PERITRICHOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prehistoric18
- chiropters17
- peritrichs17
- petrichors17
- rectorship17
- chiropter16
- chirpiest16
- courtship16
- eutrophic16
- peritrich16
- petrichor16
- pouchiest16
- superrich16
- chirpers15
- chirpier15
- chirrups15
- copihues15
- euphoric15
- euphotic15
- phoretic15
- pitchers15
- pitchier15
- postiche15
- potiches15
- pouchier15
- strophic15
- chorister14
- heuristic14
- rhetorics14
- torchiers14
- ceriphs14
- chipset14
- chirper14
- chirrup14
- ciphers14
- copihue14
- hospice14
- ophitic14
- photics14
- pitcher14
- pitches14
- porches14
- potiche14
- pouches14
- spheric14
- trophic14
- croupiers13
- croupiest13
- outprices13
- scripture13
- christie13
- couthier13
- historic13
- orchitis13
- rhetoric13
- scouther13
- superhit13
- superhot13
- torchier13
- touchers13
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