Is PESHMERGA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PESHMERGA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PESHMERGA mean?
- noun
a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kurdish state
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + A (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PESHMERGA
Single letters that turn PESHMERGA into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of PESHMERGA
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PESHMERGA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- graphemes17
- grapheme16
- hampers14
- pregames13
- hamper13
- hareems12
- heapers12
- pregame12
- reshape12
- graphs12
- phages12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- amperes11
- gramps11
- hareem11
- harems11
- heaper11
- hermae11
- herpes11
- masher11
- phaser11
- phrase11
- raphes11
- rehems11
- rhemes11
- seraph11
- shaper11
- sherpa11
- shmear11
- shmeer11
- spahee11
- sphere11
- graph11
- phage11
- hemp11
- presage10
- ampere10
- gasher10
- gerahs10
- remaps10
- sempre10
- ephas10
- gamps10
- gramp10
- haems10
- hames10
- harem10
- harms10
- harps10
- heaps10
- hemes10
- herma10
- herms10
- marsh10
- phase10
- raphe10
- rehem10
- rheme10
- shame10
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