Dictionary
Perniciously
p 3e 1r 1n 1i 1c 3i 1o 1u 1s 1l 1y 4
About 4 syllables
adverb · 12 letters · Less common
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does perniciously mean?
adverb
in a harmfully insidious manner
“these drugs act insidiously”
Synonymsinsidiously
in a noxiously baneful way
“this banefully poisoned climate”
Synonymsbanefully
Is PERNICIOUSLY a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) | Yes |
| Words With Friends (ENABLE) | Yes |
| Wordle (guess list) | No |
How many points is PERNICIOUSLY worth?
Scrabble
19 ptsWords With Friends
23 ptsWordfeud
22 ptsNYT Crossplay
21 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in PERNICIOUSLY
Best shorter words top 30 of 1541
prosiliency 18preciously 17crispily 15croupily 15necropsy 15opulency 15polyenic 15polyuric 15princely 15sprucely 15clypeus 14crisply 14cyprine 14pernicious 14preclusion 14pricily 14pyloric 14rupicoline 14spicery 14spicily 14syncope 14clypei 13clypes 13cousinly 13cousinry 13coypus 13crispy 13croupy 13crousely 13cynosure 13
See all 1541 words made from PERNICIOUSLY Words that end like PERNICIOUSLY
Common words that share the ending -IOUSLY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
previouslyobviouslyseriouslysuspiciouslycuriouslycapriciouslyambitiouslyatrociouslydeliciouslyferociouslyjudiciouslymaliciouslypretentiouslyreligiouslyunconsciouslyvivaciouslygloriouslysubconsciouslycopiouslydubiouslyenviouslyfuriouslytediouslyvariously
All words ending in -IOUSLY Perniciously: quick answers
Is PERNICIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PERNICIOUSLY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PERNICIOUSLY worth?
PERNICIOUSLY scores 19 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does perniciously mean?
As an adverb, perniciously means “in a harmfully insidious manner”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PERNICIOUSLY?
You can make 1541 shorter words from PERNICIOUSLY, such as PROSILIENCY, PRECIOUSLY, CRISPILY, CROUPILY. See the full list.