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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
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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