Is PERTURBING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERTURBING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERTURBING mean?
- adjective
causing distress or worry or anxiety
“distressing (or disturbing) news”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + B (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 PERTURBING
PERTURBING 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 PERTURBING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burping12
- erupting11
- reputing11
- perturb11
- prurient10
- bringer10
- bruting10
- burring10
- purring10
- bruiter9
- printer9
- prunier9
- purtier9
- reprint9
- tribune9
- turbine9
- unriper9
- begirt9
- binger9
- burger9
- griper9
- guinep9
- pignut9
- pinger9
- purger9
- repugn9
- tubing9
- upgirt9
- urping9
- grunter8
- trueing8
- briner8
- brunet8
- bruter8
- bunter8
- burier8
- burner8
- burnet8
- burnie8
- irrupt8
- pruner8
- pterin8
- punier8
- punter8
- purine8
- rubier8
- turnip8
- unripe8
- begin8
- begun8
- being8
- binge8
- bring8
- brung8
- genip8
- getup8
- giber8
- gripe8
- gript8
- purge8
Study PERTURBING and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.