Is PERVERSITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERVERSITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERVERSITY mean?
- noun
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
- noun
deliberately deviating from what is good
“there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 PERVERSITY
PERVERSITY 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 PERVERSITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- severity14
- perverts13
- perviest13
- yperites13
- servery13
- pervy13
- privy13
- pervert12
- pervier12
- previse12
- preyers12
- privets12
- pyrites12
- retypes12
- stripey12
- yperite12
- revery12
- severy12
- verity12
- vestry12
- restrive11
- riveters11
- preyer11
- privet11
- pryers11
- pyrite11
- retype11
- spryer11
- stripy11
- typier11
- vesper11
- vipers11
- every11
- veery11
- reivers10
- restive10
- reverts10
- reviser10
- rievers10
- riveter10
- sievert10
- striver10
- veriest10
- verites10
- peery10
- perry10
- pervs10
- pesty10
- piety10
- preys10
- pryer10
- pyres10
- seepy10
- spiry10
- tipsy10
- types10
- veeps10
- viper10
- yipes10
- tivy10
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