Is PERTURBS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERTURBS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERTURBS mean?
Perturbs is a form of PERTURB.
- verb
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
“She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill”
- verb
disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom
“The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion”
- verb
cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull
“The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet”
- verb
throw into great confusion or disorder
“Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + B (3) + S (1) = 12 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 PERTURBS
PERTURBS 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 PERTURBS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perturb11
- superb10
- burster9
- spurter9
- burps9
- pubes9
- bruter8
- brutes8
- burets8
- buster8
- erupts8
- purest8
- purser8
- rebuts8
- tubers8
- burp8
- pube8
- pubs8
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
- burrs7
- burse7
- burst7
- butes7
- erupt7
- prest7
- purer7
- purrs7
- purse7
- rebus7
- rebut7
- rubes7
- setup7
- sprue7
- spurt7
- strep7
- stupe7
- suber7
- super7
- tuber7
- tubes7
- turps7
- upset7
- pub7
- best6
- bets6
- brut6
- burr6
- burs6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- pert6
- pest6
- pets6
- pure6
- purr6
- purs6
- puts6
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