Is PERSEVERATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSEVERATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSEVERATING mean?
Perseverating 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
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 PERSEVERATING
PERSEVERATING 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 PERSEVERATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- persevering17
- grapevines16
- perverting16
- preserving16
- peregrinates15
- preventers15
- privateers15
- vespertine15
- grapevine15
- peregrinate14
- rerepeating14
- generative14
- reengraves14
- traversing14
- preventer14
- privateer14
- reprieves14
- repaving14
- peregrines13
- veratrines13
- agentives13
- engravers13
- ergatives13
- gravesite13
- grievants13
- negatives13
- reengrave13
- reserving13
- revengers13
- reversing13
- reverting13
- revesting13
- vintagers13
- perverse13
- perverts13
- perviest13
- preavers13
- preserve13
- prevents13
- privater13
- privates13
- reprieve13
- pavings13
- peeving13
- enterprise12
- arrestive12
- enervates12
- epatering12
- graperies12
- invertase12
- inverters12
- peregrine12
- peregrins12
- pestering12
- repasting12
- repeating12
- resentive12
- restriven12
- retrieves12
- taverners12
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