Is PERSEVERATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSEVERATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSEVERATIONS mean?
Perseverations is a form of PERSEVERATION.
- noun
the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
- noun
the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
“his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (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 PERSEVERATIONS
PERSEVERATIONS 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 PERSEVERATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- operativeness18
- perseveration18
- preservations18
- overripeness17
- preservation17
- overpraises16
- personative16
- perversions16
- privateness16
- reservations15
- evaporites15
- operatives15
- overpaints15
- overpraise15
- overprints15
- pervasions15
- perversion15
- preventers15
- privateers15
- protensive15
- repressive15
- resorptive15
- responsive15
- vaporisers15
- vespertine15
- overearnest14
- overstrains14
- reservation14
- aspersive14
- evaporite14
- operative14
- overpaint14
- overprint14
- overspent14
- overspins14
- oversteps14
- pervasion14
- poverties14
- preserves14
- preventer14
- previsors14
- privateer14
- reprieves14
- vaporiser14
- vaporises14
- enterprises13
- interposers13
- intersperse13
- proteinases13
- septenaries13
- enervators13
- invertases13
- overassert13
- overeaters13
- oversteers13
- overstrain13
- overtrains13
- reversions13
- sovranties13
- transverse13
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