Is PERSEVERATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSEVERATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSEVERATED mean?
Perseverated is a form of PERSEVERATE.
- verb
psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus
“The subjects in this study perseverated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 PERSEVERATED
PERSEVERATED 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 PERSEVERATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perseverate16
- persevered16
- depravers15
- pervaders15
- perverted15
- preserved15
- persevere14
- depraver14
- depraves14
- pervader14
- pervades14
- rerepeated13
- traversed13
- perverse13
- perverts13
- preavers13
- preserve13
- deprave13
- pervade13
- repaved13
- departees12
- desperate12
- deserver12
- reserved12
- reversed12
- reverted12
- revested12
- pervert12
- preaver12
- repaves12
- veepees12
- paveed12
- peeved12
- repartees11
- repeaters11
- rerepeats11
- averters11
- departee11
- epatered11
- pederast11
- pestered11
- predates11
- rapeseed11
- repasted11
- repeated11
- respread11
- spreader11
- trapesed11
- traverse11
- adverse11
- adverts11
- averred11
- averted11
- deserve11
- evaders11
- everted11
- revered11
- severed11
- starved11
- steeved11
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