PERISTOMES

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What PERISTOMES Means

PERISTOMES is a form of PERISTOME, which means:

noun: (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
noun: region around the mouth in various invertebrates

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PERISTOMES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 E1 R1 I1 S1 T1 O1 M3 E1 S1.

Anagrams of PERISTOMES (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In PERISTOMES

924 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (9)

EPISTOMES EPSOMITES ESOTERISM IMPOSTERS PERISTOME POETISERS PROMISEES REIMPOSES TEMPORISE

8 letter words (45)

7 letter words (123)

EMOTERS EMPIRES EMPRESS EMPRISE EMPTIER EMPTIES EPIMERS EPISOME EPITOME EROTISE ESPIERS ESPRITS IMPORTS IMPOSER IMPOSES IMPOSTS IMPRESE IMPRESS IMPREST ISOETES ISOMERE ISOMERS MEIOSES MEISTER MERISES MESSIER MESTERS MESTESO METEORS METIERS METISSE METOPES MISERES MISSORT MISSTEP MISSTOP MISTERS MITOSES MOISERS MOISTER MOPIEST MOPSIES MORTISE MOSSIER MOTSERS OPTIMES OSSETER PERIOST PERMIES PERMITS PERSIST PESTERS PESTIER POESIES POETESS POETISE POISERS PORIEST PORISMS PORTESS POSIEST POSTERS POSTIES POTSIES PREMIES PREMISE PREMISS PRESETS PRESSIE PRESTOS PRIESTS PROMISE PROSSIE PROSTIE REEMITS REMISES REMOTES REPOSES REPOSIT REPOSTS RESITES RESPITE RESPOTS RESTEMS RETIMES RIPOSTE RIPOSTS ROESTIS ROPIEST ROSIEST SEMIPRO SEPIOST SEPTIME SIMPERS SIROSET SITREPS SMITERS SOIREES SOMITES SOPITES SORITES SORTIES SPIREME SPIREMS SPRIEST SPRITES STEREOS STIRPES STOMPER STOMPIE STOPERS STORIES STRIPES TEMPERS TEMPORE TOSSIER TREMIES TRIOSES TRIPSES TRISEME TRISOME TROMPES TROPISM

6 letter words (202)

EMESIS EMOTER EMOTES EMPIRE EPIMER EPOSES EPRISE EROSES ESPIER ESPIES ESPRIT ESTERS ESTOPS ESTROS IMPORT IMPOSE IMPOST IMPOTS ISOMER MEREST MERITS MERSES MESTER METEOR METERS METIER METOPE METRES METROS MIOSES MISERE MISERS MISSEE MISSET MISTER MITERS MITRES MOIRES MOISER MOISTS MOPERS MOPIER MORSES MOSSER MOSSIE MOTIER MOTSER MPRETS OPTERS OPTIME OSIERS PEISES PERMIE PERMIT PERSES PESTER PESTOS PETERS PETRES PIERST PIERTS PISTES POISER POISES PORISM POSERS POSIER POSIES POSITS POSSER POSSET POSSIE POSTER POSTIE POTSIE PREMIE PRESES PRESET PRESTO PRESTS PRIEST PRIMES PRIMOS PRISES PRISMS PROEMS PROSES PROSIT PROTEI PTOSES PTOSIS REEMIT REESTS REISES REISTS REMISE REMISS REMITS REMOTE REPOSE REPOST REPOTS RESETS RESIST RESITE RESITS RESPOT RESTEM RESTOS RETEMS RETIES RETIME RIMOSE RIPEST RIPOST ROESTI ROISTS ROSETS ROSIES ROSITS ROSTIS SEISER SEISOR SEMIES SEMPER SEMPRE SEREST SERIES SETOSE SIMPER SIREES SISTER SITREP SMITER SMITES SMORES SOIREE SOMITE SOPITE SOREES SOREST SORTES SORTIE SPEERS SPEIRS SPEISE SPERMS SPERSE SPERST SPIERS SPIREM SPIRES SPIRTS SPITES SPORES SPORTS SPREES SPRITE SPRITS STEEMS STEEPS STEERS STEMES STEREO STERES STIMES STIPES STIRES STIRPS STOEPS STOMPS STOPER STOPES STORES STORMS STREPS STRIMS STRIPE STRIPS STROPS TEMPER TEMPOS TEMSES TIMERS TIROES TMESES TMESIS TOEIER TOISES TOPEES TOPERS TORIES TORSES TREMIE TRIOSE TRIPES TRIPOS TROMPE TROMPS TROPES TSORES TSORIS

5 letter words (234)

EMIRS EMITS EMOTE EMPTS EPRIS EROSE ERSES ESTER ESTOP ESTRO IMPOT ITEMS MEERS MEETS MERES MERIS MERIT MERSE MESES MESTO METER METES METIS METRE METRO MIRES MIROS MISER MISES MISOS MISTS MITER MITES MITRE MOERS MOIRE MOIST MOITS MOPER MOPES MORES MORSE MORTS MOSES MOSTE MOSTS MOTES MOTIS MPRET OMERS OMITS OPTER OSIER PEERS PEISE PERES PERIS PERMS PERSE PERST PERTS PESOS PESTO PESTS PETER PETRE PETRI PIERS PIERT PIETS PISES PISOS PISTE POEMS POETS POISE POMES PORES PORTS POSER POSES POSIT POSSE POSTS POTES PREES PREMS PRESE PRESS PREST PRIES PRIME PRIMO PRIMS PRISE PRISM PRISS PROEM PROMS PROSE PROSS PROST REEST REIST REMET REMIT REPOS REPOT RESES RESET RESIT RESTO RESTS RETEM RETIE RIEMS RIMES RIOTS RIPES RISES RISPS RITES ROIST ROMPS ROPES ROSES ROSET ROSIT ROSTI ROSTS ROTES ROTIS SEEMS SEEPS SEERS SEIRS SEISE SEISM SEMES SEMIE SEMIS SEPTS SERES SIMPS SIPES SIREE SIRES SITES SMEES SMIRS SMITE SMITS SMORE SMOTE SOREE SORES SORTS SPEER SPEIR SPEOS SPERM SPETS SPIER SPIES SPIMS SPIRE SPIRT SPITE SPITS SPORE SPORT SPOTS SPREE SPRIT STEEM STEEP STEER STEME STEMS STEPS STERE STIES STIME STIMS STIPE STIRE STIRP STIRS STOEP STOMP STOPE STOPS STORE STORM STREP STRIM STRIP STROP TEEMS TEERS TEMES TEMPI TEMPO TEMPS TEMSE TERES TERMS TERSE TIERS TIMER TIMES TIMPS TIRES TIROS TOISE TOMES TOPEE TOPER TOPES TOPIS TORES TORSE TORSI TOSES TREES TRESS TRIES TRIMS TRIOS TRIPE TRIPS TROIS TROMP TROPE

4 letter words (197)

3 letter words (87)

EME EMO EMS ERE ERM ERS ESS EST IMP IOS IRE ISM ISO ITS MEE MES MET MIR MIS MOE MOI MOP MOR MOS MOT OES OIS OMS OPE OPS OPT ORE ORS ORT OSE PEE PER PES PET PIE PIR PIS PIT POI POM POS POT PRE PRO PSI PST REE REI REM REO REP RES RET RIM RIP RIT ROE ROM ROT SEE SEI SER SET SIM SIP SIR SIS SIT SOM SOP SOS SOT SRI TEE TES TIE TIP TIS TOE TOM TOP TOR

2 letter words (27)

EE EM ER ES ET IO IS IT ME MI MO OE OI OM OP OR OS PE PI PO RE SI SO ST TE TI TO

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