Definition of peristalsis

"peristalsis" in the noun sense

1. peristalsis, vermiculation

the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

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peristalsis in Scrabble®

The word peristalsis is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters peristalsis:

PERISTALSIS
(126)
PERISTALSIS
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (68 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word peristalsis

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In peristalsis

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PERISTALSIS
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peristalsis in Words With Friends™

The word peristalsis is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters peristalsis:

PERISTALSIS
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (68 words)

airiest, airless, aplites, artless, asepsis, aspires, asserts, irisate, lassies, liaises, lipases, lispers, palsies, palters, paresis, parties, passers, pastels, pasters, pastier, pasties, persist, piarist, pilates, pirates, pissier, pistils, pitiers, pitless, plaster, platers, praises, priests, rapists, realist, relists, repasts, replait, resails, resists, resplit, retails, sailers, saltier, sapless, sassier, satires, serials, siestas, siltier, sissier, sisters, slaters, slatier, sparest, spirals, spireas, spirits, spriest, sprites, stapler, staples, stripes, tassels, tipless, tipsier, traipse, triples

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word peristalsis

PERISTALSIS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In peristalsis

PERISTALSIS
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PERISTALSIS
(171)
PERISTALSIS
(171)
PERISTALSIS
(114)
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Words containing the sequence peristalsis

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