Is PERSEVERATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSEVERATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSEVERATES mean?
Perseverates 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
17
Scrabble
19
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) + S (1) = 17 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 PERSEVERATES
PERSEVERATES 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 PERSEVERATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perseverate16
- perseveres15
- persevere14
- preserves14
- perverse13
- perverts13
- preavers13
- preserve13
- traverses12
- pervert12
- preaver12
- repaves12
- veepees12
- vespers12
- pesterers11
- repartees11
- repeaters11
- rerepeats11
- averters11
- reserves11
- reverses11
- severest11
- starvers11
- traverse11
- pareve11
- pavers11
- peeves11
- repave11
- vapers11
- veepee11
- vesper11
- asperser10
- pesterer10
- presters10
- repartee10
- repeater10
- rerepeat10
- spearers10
- steepers10
- taperers10
- trapeses10
- averter10
- reavers10
- reserve10
- reveres10
- reverse10
- reverts10
- revests10
- servers10
- severer10
- starver10
- starves10
- steeves10
- teevees10
- versers10
- versets10
- verstes10
- vestees10
- parve10
- paver10
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