Is PERSPICACITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSPICACITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSPICACITY mean?
- noun
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
- noun
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 23 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 PERSPICACITY
PERSPICACITY 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 PERSPICACITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cityscape18
- accipiters16
- cryptic16
- peccary16
- scrappy16
- accipiter15
- crappiest15
- practices15
- apyretic15
- scarcity15
- yappiest15
- crappy15
- caprices14
- crappies14
- epicarps14
- pasticci14
- practice14
- piscary14
- prepays14
- pyretic14
- pyritic14
- spicery14
- strappy14
- yappers14
- yappier14
- yippies14
- cicatrise13
- asperity13
- pyritise13
- accepts13
- capisce13
- cappers13
- caprice13
- crappie13
- epicarp13
- icecaps13
- ipecacs13
- peptics13
- practic13
- precips13
- priapic13
- sceptic13
- atypic13
- cecity13
- crispy13
- crypts13
- cypres13
- cystic13
- papery13
- papyri13
- piracy13
- prepay13
- pricey13
- spacey13
- spicey13
- trippy13
- yapper13
- yippie13
- crispate12
- icterics12
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