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Words That Start With PERI

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Popular Words That Start With PERI

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

All Words That Start With PERI 389 words

7-Letter Words Starting With PERI 14

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8-Letter Words Starting With PERI 39

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9-Letter Words Starting With PERI 65

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10-Letter Words Starting With PERI 81

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11-Letter Words Starting With PERI 78

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12-Letter Words Starting With PERI 41

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13-Letter Words Starting With PERI 29

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14-Letter Words Starting With PERI 19

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15-Letter Words Starting With PERI 14

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16-Letter Words Starting With PERI 2

How common is PERI at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 389 words that start with PERI. Most are 10 letters long, they average 15.9 points, the best is PERIPHRASTICALLY (28 points) and 38.3% end in S.

Total words
389
Most common length
10 letters
81 words
Average Scrabble score
15.9
out of 28 max
Longest word
PERIPHRASTICALLY
16 letters
Most common ending
S
38.3% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 38.3%
  • l 10.3%
  • c 9.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia13.9%
  • io13.9%
  • iu4.9%

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 word that starts with PERI

p 3e 1r 1i 1p 3h 4r 1a 1s 1t 1i 1c 3a 1l 1l 1y 4

P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + P 3 + H 4 + R 1 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 28 points

Double word
56 pts
Triple word
84 pts

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

periphrastically

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with PERI are there?

There are 389 words that start with PERI in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 81 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with PERI?

PERIPHRASTICALLY is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PERIODIZATIONS (26), PERIODIZATION (25), PERISCOPICALLY (25).

What are some common words that start with PERI?

Everyday examples include PERIOD, PERIODIC, PERIODICALLY, PERIPHERAL, PERISCOPE, PERIMETER, PERIODICAL, PERIPHERY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with PERI?

PERIPHRASTICALLY has 16 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PERIODICALLY (12 letters) is the longest common one.