Is PERSISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSISTS mean?
Persists 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
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 10 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 PERSISTS
PERSISTS 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 PERSISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- esprits9
- persist9
- pissers9
- priests9
- prisses9
- sitreps9
- spriest9
- sprites9
- stirpes9
- stripes9
- esprit8
- pisser8
- pisses8
- pistes8
- prests8
- priest8
- prises8
- ripest8
- sepsis8
- sitrep8
- speirs8
- speiss8
- spiers8
- spires8
- spirts8
- spites8
- sprite8
- sprits8
- stipes8
- stirps8
- streps8
- stripe8
- strips8
- tripes8
- resists7
- sisters7
- peris7
- pests7
- piers7
- piste7
- press7
- prest7
- pries7
- prise7
- priss7
- ripes7
- septs7
- sipes7
- speir7
- spier7
- spies7
- spire7
- spirt7
- spite7
- spits7
- sprit7
- steps7
- stipe7
- stirp7
- strep7
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