Is PERSISTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSISTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSISTER mean?
Persister is a form of PERSIST.
- verb
continue to exist
“These stories die hard”
- verb
be persistent, refuse to stop
“he persisted to call me every night”
- verb
stay behind
“The smell stayed in the room”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 11 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 PERSISTER
Single letters that turn PERSISTER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PERSISTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- presters10
- priseres10
- reprises10
- respires10
- respites10
- stripers10
- esprits9
- perries9
- persist9
- pesters9
- pestier9
- presets9
- presser9
- prester9
- priests9
- prisere9
- repress9
- reprise9
- respire9
- respite9
- sitreps9
- spriest9
- sprites9
- stirpes9
- striper9
- stripes9
- resister8
- tressier8
- espies8
- esprit8
- peises8
- perses8
- perter8
- pester8
- peters8
- pisser8
- pistes8
- preset8
- prests8
- priers8
- priest8
- prises8
- ripest8
- sitrep8
- speers8
- speirs8
- speise8
- spiers8
- spires8
- spirts8
- spites8
- sprees8
- sprier8
- sprite8
- sprits8
- steeps8
- stipes8
- stirps8
- streps8
- stripe8
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