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12-Letter Words Starting With PERF

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Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With PERF

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 12-Letter Words Starting With PERF 12 words

How common is PERF at the start of twelve-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 12 twelve-letter words that start with PERF. They average 20.6 points, the best is PERFECTIVELY (25 points) and 41.7% end in Y.

Total words
12
Average Scrabble score
20.6
out of 25 max
Everyday words
17%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
Y
41.7% of words

Most common last letters

  • y 41.7%
  • s 25%
  • n 16.7%

Top vowel pairs

  • io41.7%
  • ia8.3%
  • ou8.3%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with PERF

p 3e 1r 1f 4e 1c 3t 1i 1v 4e 1l 1y 4

P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + F 4 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 25 points

Double word
50 pts
Triple word
75 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

perfectively

Form of perfective

  1. nouna tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
  2. nounthe aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
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How many twelve-letter words that start with PERF are there?

There are 12 twelve-letter words that start with PERF in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with PERF?

PERFECTIVELY is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PERFECTIVITY (25), PERFERVIDITY (24), PERFORMATIVE (22).

Which rare twelve-letter words that start with PERF score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include PERFECTIVELY (25), PERFECTIVITY (25), PERFERVIDITY (24), PERFORMATIVE (22). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.