809 Words Starting With PER
The prefix PER appears in 809 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 10-letter words with 156 entries. Average word length: 9.9 letters.
P is the third most common starting letter. It covers the physical (push, pull, press), the conceptual (purpose, principle, proof), and the scientific (photon, protein, polymer).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with PER: PERPHENAZINES (29 pts), PERPHENAZINE (28 pts), PERFECTIBILITY (26 pts), PERFORMABILITY (26 pts), PERIODIZATIONS (26 pts). The shortest is PER (3 letters) and the longest is PERDURABILITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in J.
Notable words: PERE — father [n].; PERCH — to sit in an elevated place [v].; PERDIE — assuredly, by God [interj].; PERACID — a type of acid [n]. Browse words starting with TAN for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with PER?
PERPHENAZINES scores 29 points. Runner-up: PERPHENAZINE at 28 points. See words ending in DIET for more high-value options.
How many words start with PER?
Our dictionary has 809 words that start with PER. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 10-letter words being the most common (156).
What is the shortest word that starts with PER?
PER at just 3 letters. It means: for each [prep].
Three-Letter Words (1)
PER
Four-Letter Words (7)
PEREPERIPERKPERMPERPPERTPERV
Five-Letter Words (14)
PERCHPERDUPERDYPEREAPERESPERILPERISPERKSPERKYPERMSPERPSPERRYPERSEPERVS
Six-Letter Words (22)
PERDIEPERDUEPERDUSPEREIAPEREONPERILSPERIODPERISHPERITIPERKEDPERMEDPERMITPERNIOPERNODPEROXYPERRONPERSESPERSONPERTERPERTLYPERUKEPERUSE
Seven-Letter Words (68)
PERACIDPERCALEPERCENTPERCEPTPERCHEDPERCHERPERCHESPERCOIDPERCUSSPERDUESPERDUREPEREIONPEREONSPERFECTPERFIDYPERFORMPERFUMEPERFUMYPERFUSEPERGOLAPERHAPSPERIAPTPERIDIAPERIDOTPERIGEEPERIGONPERILEDPERILLAPERINEAPERIODSPERIQUEPERITUSPERIWIGPERJUREPERJURYPERKIERPERKILYPERKINGPERKISHPERLITEPERMIANPERMINGPERMITSPERMUTEPERNODSPERORALPEROXIDPERPENDPERPENTPERPLEXPERRIESPERRONSPERSALTPERSISTPERSONAPERSONSPERSPEXPERTAINPERTESTPERTURBPERUKEDPERUKESPERUSALPERUSEDPERUSERPERUSESPERVADEPERVERT
Eight-Letter Words (92)
PERACIDSPERCALESPERCEIVEPERCENTSPERCEPTSPERCHERSPERCHINGPERCOIDSPERDUREDPERDURESPEREGRINPEREIONSPEREOPODPERFECTAPERFECTOPERFECTSPERFORCEPERFORMSPERFUMEDPERFUMERPERFUMESPERFUSEDPERFUSESPERGOLASPERIANTHPERIAPTSPERIBLEMPERICARPPERICOPEPERIDERMPERIDIALPERIDIUMPERIDOTSPERIGEALPERIGEANPERIGEESPERIGONSPERIGYNYPERILINGPERILLASPERILLEDPERILOUSPERILUNEPERINEALPERINEUMPERIODICPERIODIDPERIOTICPERIPETYPERIPTERPERIQUESPERISARCPERISHEDPERISHESPERIWIGSPERJUREDPERJURERPERJURESPERKIESTPERLITESPERLITICPERMEANTPERMEASEPERMEATEPERMUTEDPERMUTESPERONEALPERORATEPEROXIDEPEROXIDSPERPENDSPERPENTSPERSALTSPERSISTSPERSONAEPERSONALPERSONASPERSPIREPERSPIRYPERSUADEPERTAINSPERTNESSPERTURBSPERUSALSPERUSERSPERUSINGPERVADEDPERVADERPERVADESPERVERSEPERVERTSPERVIOUS
Nine-Letter Words (135)
PERBORATEPERCALINEPERCEIVEDPERCEIVERPERCEIVESPERCENTALPERCHANCEPERCOLATEPERCUSSEDPERCUSSESPERCUSSORPERDITIONPERDURINGPEREGRINEPEREGRINSPEREIOPODPERENNATEPERENNIALPEREOPODSPERFECTASPERFECTEDPERFECTERPERFECTLYPERFECTOSPERFERVIDPERFIDIESPERFORATEPERFORMEDPERFORMERPERFUMERSPERFUMERYPERFUMINGPERFUSATEPERFUSINGPERFUSIONPERFUSIVEPERHAPSESPERIANTHSPERIAPSESPERIAPSISPERIBLEMSPERICARPSPERICOPAEPERICOPALPERICOPESPERICOPICPERICYCLEPERIDERMSPERIDOTICPERIHELIAPERIKARYAPERILLINGPERILUNESPERILYMPHPERIMETERPERIMETRYPERIMORPHPERIMYSIAPERINATALPERIODATEPERIODIDSPERIOSTEAPERIPATUSPERIPETIAPERIPHERYPERIPLASMPERIPLASTPERIPTERSPERISARCSPERISCOPEPERISHINGPERISTOMEPERISTYLEPERITONEAPERITRICHPERJURERSPERJURIESPERJURINGPERKINESSPERMALLOYPERMANENTPERMEABLEPERMEABLYPERMEANCEPERMEASESPERMEATEDPERMEATESPERMEATORPERMITTEDPERMITTEEPERMITTERPERMUTINGPERNIONESPERORALLYPERORATEDPERORATESPERORATORPEROXIDEDPEROXIDESPEROXIDIC
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Ten-Letter Words (156)
PERBORATESPERCALINESPERCEIVERSPERCEIVINGPERCENTAGEPERCENTILEPERCEPTIONPERCEPTIVEPERCEPTUALPERCIPIENTPERCOLATEDPERCOLATESPERCOLATORPERCUSSINGPERCUSSIONPERCUSSIVEPERCUSSORSPERDITIONSPERDURABLEPERDURABLYPEREGRINESPEREIOPODSPEREMPTORYPERENNATEDPERENNATESPERENNIALSPERFECTERSPERFECTESTPERFECTINGPERFECTIONPERFECTIVEPERFIDIOUSPERFOLIATEPERFORATEDPERFORATESPERFORATORPERFORMERSPERFORMINGPERFUSATESPERFUSIONSPERICARDIAPERICRANIAPERICYCLESPERICYCLICPERIDOTITEPERIGYNIESPERIGYNOUSPERIHELIALPERIHELIONPERIKARYALPERIKARYONPERILOUSLYPERILYMPHSPERIMETERSPERIMORPHSPERIMYSIUMPERINEURIAPERIODATESPERIODICALPERIOSTEALPERIOSTEUMPERIPETEIAPERIPETIASPERIPETIESPERIPHERALPERIPHYTICPERIPHYTONPERIPLASMSPERIPLASTSPERISCOPESPERISCOPICPERISHABLEPERISTOMESPERISTYLESPERITHECIAPERITONEALPERITONEUMPERITRICHAPERITRICHSPERIWIGGEDPERIWINKLEPERJURIOUSPERMAFROSTPERMALLOYSPERMANENCEPERMANENCYPERMANENTSPERMEANCESPERMEATINGPERMEATIONPERMEATIVEPERMEATORSPERMETHRINPERMILLAGEPERMISSIONPERMISSIVEPERMITTEESPERMITTERSPERMITTINGPERMUTABLE
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Eleven-Letter Words (127)
PERAMBULATEPERCEIVABLEPERCEIVABLYPERCENTAGESPERCENTILESPERCEPTIBLEPERCEPTIBLYPERCEPTIONSPERCHLORATEPERCIPIENCEPERCIPIENTSPERCOLATINGPERCOLATIONPERCOLATORSPERCUSSIONSPEREGRINATEPERENNATINGPERENNATIONPERENNIALLYPERESTROIKAPERFECTIBLEPERFECTIONSPERFECTIVESPERFECTNESSPERFORATINGPERFORATIONPERFORATORSPERFORMABLEPERFORMANCEPERFUMERIESPERFUNCTORYPERICARDIALPERICARDIUMPERICRANIALPERICRANIUMPERIDOTITESPERIDOTITICPERIMETRIESPERINATALLYPERINEURIUMPERIODICALSPERIODICITYPERIODONTALPERIONYCHIAPERIOSTITISPERIPATETICPERIPATUSESPERIPETEIASPERIPHERALSPERIPHERIESPERIPHRASESPERIPHRASISPERIPHYTONSPERISHABLESPERISTALSESPERISTALSISPERISTALTICPERISTOMIALPERITHECIALPERITHECIUMPERITONEUMSPERITONITISPERIWINKLESPERKINESSESPERMAFROSTSPERMANENCESPERMANENTLYPERMEATIONSPERMETHRINSPERMILLAGESPERMISSIBLEPERMISSIBLYPERMISSIONSPERMUTATIONPERORATIONSPEROVSKITESPEROXIDASESPEROXISOMALPEROXISOMESPERPETRATEDPERPETRATESPERPETRATORPERPETUALLYPERPETUATEDPERPETUATESPERPETUATORPERPLEXEDLYPERQUISITESPERSECUTEESPERSECUTINGPERSECUTIONPERSECUTIVEPERSECUTORSPERSECUTORYPERSEVERATEPERSEVERINGPERSIFLAGESPERSISTENCEPERSISTENCYPERSNICKETY
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Twelve-Letter Words (86)
PERADVENTUREPERAMBULATEDPERAMBULATESPERAMBULATORPERCEPTIONALPERCEPTIVELYPERCEPTIVITYPERCEPTUALLYPERCHLORATESPERCIPIENCESPERCIPIENTLYPERCOLATIONSPERCUSSIVELYPERCUTANEOUSPEREGRINATEDPEREGRINATESPEREMPTORILYPERENNATIONSPERESTROIKASPERFECTIVELYPERFECTIVITYPERFIDIOUSLYPERFORATIONSPERFORMANCESPERFORMATIVEPERFORMATORYPERFUSIONISTPERICARDITISPERICHONDRALPERICHONDRIAPERILOUSNESSPERIODICALLYPERIODONTICSPERIODONTISTPERIONYCHIUMPERIPATETICSPERIPHERALLYPERIPHRASTICPERITONEALLYPERITRICHOUSPERJURIOUSLYPERMANENCIESPERMANGANATEPERMEABILITYPERMISSIVELYPERMITTIVITYPERMUTATIONSPERNICIOUSLYPERORATIONALPERPETRATINGPERPETRATIONPERPETRATORSPERPETUATINGPERPETUATIONPERPETUATORSPERPETUITIESPERPHENAZINEPERPLEXITIESPERSECUTIONSPERSEVERANCEPERSEVERATEDPERSEVERATESPERSISTENCESPERSISTENTLYPERSONALISEDPERSONALISESPERSONALISMSPERSONALISTSPERSONALIZEDPERSONALIZESPERSONALTIESPERSONATIONSPERSONIFIERSPERSONIFYINGPERSPECTIVALPERSPECTIVESPERSPICACITYPERSPIRATIONPERSPIRATORYPERSUASIVELYPERTINACIOUSPERTINENCIESPERTURBATIONPERVERSENESSPERVERSITIESPERVIOUSNESS
Thirteen-Letter Words (50)
PERADVENTURESPERAMBULATINGPERAMBULATIONPERAMBULATORSPERAMBULATORYPERCUSSIONISTPERDURABILITYPEREGRINATINGPEREGRINATIONPERFECTIONISMPERFECTIONISTPERFECTNESSESPERFORMATIVESPERFUNCTORILYPERFUSIONISTSPERICHONDRIUMPERIODICITIESPERIODIZATIONPERIODONTALLYPERIODONTISTSPERIOSTITISESPERISHABILITYPERISSODACTYLPERITONITISESPERMANENTNESSPERMANGANATESPERMUTATIONALPERPENDICULARPERPETRATIONSPERPETUATIONSPERPHENAZINESPERSEVERANCESPERSEVERATINGPERSEVERATIONPERSEVERATIVEPERSEVERINGLYPERSISTENCIESPERSONALISINGPERSONALISTICPERSONALITIESPERSONALIZINGPERSPECTIVELYPERSPICACIOUSPERSPICUITIESPERSPICUOUSLYPERSPIRATIONSPERTINACITIESPERTURBATIONSPERVASIVENESSPERVERTEDNESS
Fourteen-Letter Words (36)
PERAMBULATIONSPERCEPTIBILITYPERCEPTIVENESSPERCEPTIVITIESPERCUSSIONISTSPERCUSSIVENESSPERCUTANEOUSLYPEREGRINATIONSPEREMPTORINESSPERFECTIBILITYPERFECTIONISMSPERFECTIONISTSPERFECTIVENESSPERFECTIVITIESPERFIDIOUSNESSPERFORMABILITYPERICARDITISESPERILOUSNESSESPERIODIZATIONSPERIODONTOLOGYPERISSODACTYLSPERITRICHOUSLYPERMEABILITIESPERMISSIBILITYPERMISSIVENESSPERMITTIVITIESPERNICIOUSNESSPERPENDICULARSPERSEVERATIONSPERSONABLENESSPERSPICACITIESPERSUASIVENESSPERTINACIOUSLYPERTURBATIONALPERVERSENESSESPERVIOUSNESSES
Fifteen-Letter Words (15)
PERDURABILITIESPERFECTIONISTICPERFUNCTORINESSPERIPATETICALLYPERISHABILITIESPERMANENTNESSESPERMISSIBLENESSPERPENDICULARLYPERSNICKETINESSPERSONALIZATIONPERSONIFICATIONPERSPICACIOUSLYPERSPICUOUSNESSPERVASIVENESSESPERVERTEDNESSES