Words Starting With PER
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter PER. This section showcases how PER at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with PER, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
3 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| per | 5 | Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each. | per annum |
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| perv | 9 | - | - |
| perm | 8 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | - |
| perk | 10 | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) | - |
| pert | 6 | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality | - |
| peri | 6 | a beautiful and graceful girl | - |
| perc | 8 | - | - |
| pere | 6 | - | - |
| pern | 6 | - | - |
| perp | 8 | - | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| perry | 10 | United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) | - |
| peril | 7 | pose a threat to; present a danger to | - |
| perch | 12 | sit, as on a branch | The birds perched high in the tree |
| perky | 14 | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness | a perky little widow in her 70s |
| perdu | 8 | - | - |
| perse | 7 | - | - |
| perai | 7 | - | - |
| perce | 9 | - | - |
| percs | 9 | - | - |
| perdy | 11 | - | - |
| perea | 7 | - | - |
| peres | 7 | - | - |
| peris | 7 | - | - |
| perks | 11 | - | - |
| perms | 9 | - | - |
| perns | 7 | - | - |
| perog | 8 | - | - |
| perps | 9 | - | - |
| perst | 7 | - | - |
| perts | 7 | - | - |
| perve | 10 | - | - |
| pervo | 10 | - | - |
| pervs | 10 | - | - |
| pervy | 13 | - | - |
6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | 8 | a human being | there was too much for one person to do |
| period | 9 | an amount of time | a time period of 30 years |
| permit | 10 | make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen | This permits the water to rush in |
| perish | 11 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | The children perished in the fire |
| peruse | 8 | examine or consider with attention and in detail | Please peruse this report at your leisure |
| pernod | 9 | (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise | - |
| permed | 11 | (of hair) styled with permanent waves | - |
| perron | 8 | - | - |
| perdue | 9 | - | - |
| perkin | 12 | - | - |
| peraea | 8 | - | - |
| perais | 8 | - | - |
| perced | 11 | - | - |
| percen | 10 | - | - |
| perces | 10 | - | - |
| percid | 11 | - | - |
| perdie | 9 | - | - |
| perdus | 9 | - | - |
| pereia | 8 | - | - |
| pereon | 8 | - | - |
| perfay | 14 | - | - |
| perfet | 11 | - | - |
| perfin | 11 | - | - |
| perils | 8 | - | - |
| periti | 8 | - | - |
| perked | 13 | - | - |
| permie | 10 | - | - |
| perned | 9 | - | - |
| pernio | 8 | inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture | - |
| perogi | 9 | - | - |
| perogs | 9 | - | - |
| perogy | 12 | - | - |
| perone | 8 | - | - |
| peroxo | 15 | - | - |
| peroxy | 18 | - | - |
| perses | 8 | - | - |
| persue | 8 | - | - |
| perter | 8 | - | - |
| pertly | 11 | in an impudent or impertinent manner | - |
| peruke | 12 | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries | - |
| perved | 12 | - | - |
| perves | 11 | - | - |
| pervos | 11 | - | - |
7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| perfect | 14 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | a perfect idiot |
| perhaps | 14 | by chance | perhaps she will call tomorrow |
| percent | 11 | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) | - |
| perform | 14 | carry out or perform an action | - |
| pervert | 12 | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | - |
| perfume | 14 | apply perfume to | She perfumes herself every day |
| perkins | 13 | - | - |
| persona | 9 | (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world | - |
| persist | 9 | be persistent, refuse to stop | he persisted to call me every night |
| perjury | 19 | criminal offense of making false statements under oath | - |
| pereira | 9 | - | - |
| permian | 11 | from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles | - |
| pertain | 9 | be relevant to | My remark pertained to your earlier comments |
| perigee | 10 | periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth | - |
| perilla | 9 | small genus of Asiatic herbs | - |
| pergola | 10 | a framework that supports climbing plants | - |
| perjure | 16 | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury | - |
| perused | 10 | - | - |
| pervade | 13 | spread or diffuse through | - |
| perturb | 11 | throw into great confusion or disorder | Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order |
| perfidy | 16 | an act of deliberate betrayal | - |
| perkier | 13 | - | - |
| perplex | 18 | be a mystery or bewildering to | - |
| perspex | 18 | a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin | - |
| perusal | 9 | reading carefully with intent to remember | - |
| percale | 11 | a fine closely woven cotton fabric | - |
| perches | 14 | - | - |
| periwig | 13 | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries | - |
| peracid | 12 | - | - |
| peraeon | 9 | - | - |
| percase | 11 | - | - |
| percept | 13 | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept | - |
| perched | 15 | - | - |
| percher | 14 | a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists | - |
| percids | 12 | - | - |
| percine | 11 | - | - |
| percing | 12 | - | - |
| percoct | 13 | - | - |
| percoid | 12 | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes | - |
| percuss | 11 | strike or tap firmly | the doctor percussed his chest and back |
| perdues | 10 | - | - |
| perdure | 10 | - | - |
| peregal | 10 | - | - |
| pereion | 9 | - | - |
| perenty | 12 | - | - |
| pereons | 9 | - | - |
| perfing | 13 | - | - |
| perfins | 12 | - | - |
| perfumy | 17 | - | - |
| perfuse | 12 | cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| personal | 10 | a short newspaper article about a particular person or group | - |
| persuade | 11 | win approval or support for | - |
| perceive | 15 | to become aware of through the senses | I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon |
| perverse | 13 | resistant to guidance or discipline | a perverse mood |
| perished | 14 | - | - |
| perilous | 10 | fraught with danger | a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat |
| peroxide | 18 | a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels | - |
| perfumed | 16 | filled or impregnated with perfume | perfumed boudoir |
| periodic | 13 | recurring or reappearing from time to time | periodic feelings of anxiety |
| perfecto | 15 | - | - |
| permeate | 12 | spread or diffuse through | An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration |
| perusing | 11 | reading carefully with intent to remember | - |
| perjured | 18 | - | - |
| perspire | 12 | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin | - |
| pervaded | 15 | - | - |
| perfumer | 15 | a person who makes (and sells) perfumes | - |
| perineum | 12 | the general region between the anus and the genital organs | - |
| perforce | 15 | - | - |
| personae | 10 | - | - |
| pervious | 13 | admitting of passage or entrance | pervious soil |
| perineal | 10 | of or relating to the perineum | perineal pains |
| perjurer | 17 | a person who deliberately gives false testimony | - |
| peracids | 13 | - | - |
| peracute | 12 | - | - |
| peraeons | 10 | - | - |
| perboric | 14 | - | - |
| percales | 12 | - | - |
| perceant | 12 | - | - |
| percents | 12 | - | - |
| percepts | 14 | - | - |
| perchers | 15 | - | - |
| perchery | 18 | - | - |
| perching | 16 | - | - |
| percines | 12 | - | - |
| percocts | 14 | - | - |
| percoids | 13 | - | - |
| percolin | 12 | - | - |
| perdendo | 12 | - | - |
| perdured | 12 | - | - |
| perdures | 11 | - | - |
| peregals | 11 | - | - |
| peregrin | 11 | - | - |
| pereions | 10 | - | - |
| pereiras | 10 | - | - |
| perentie | 10 | - | - |
| pereopod | 13 | - | - |
| perfecta | 15 | a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order | - |
| perfecti | 15 | - | - |
| perfects | 15 | - | - |
| perfings | 14 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| perfectly | 19 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | a perfectly idiotic idea |
| permanent | 13 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | - |
| personnel | 11 | group of people willing to obey orders | - |
| perimeter | 13 | the size of something as given by the distance around it | - |
| perverted | 15 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | a perverted translation of the poem |
| performer | 16 | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience | - |
| perpetual | 13 | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy |
| perceived | 17 | detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues | a perceived threat |
| perfected | 17 | (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed | a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style |
| persevere | 14 | be persistent, refuse to stop | - |
| perchance | 18 | by chance | - |
| persecute | 13 | cause to suffer | Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries |
| pertinent | 11 | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | - |
| periscope | 15 | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field | - |
| perplexed | 21 | full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment | perplexed language |
| pervasive | 17 | spreading or spread throughout | the pervasive odor of garlic |
| personage | 12 | a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events | - |
| perennial | 11 | recurring again and again | perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements |
| persimmon | 15 | any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros | - |
| perturbed | 14 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| perdition | 12 | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell |
| periphery | 19 | the outside boundary or surface of something | - |
| permeated | 14 | - | - |
| perishing | 15 | - | - |
| peregrine | 12 | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry | - |
| permeable | 15 | allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through | permeable membranes |
| personify | 17 | represent, as of a character on stage | - |
| persuader | 12 | someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on | - |
| perfumery | 19 | an establishment where perfumes are made | - |
| pervading | 16 | - | - |
| percolate | 13 | permeate or penetrate gradually | - |
| perforate | 14 | having a hole cut through | a perforated eardrum |
| personate | 11 | attribute human qualities to something | The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous |
| pertussis | 11 | a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane | - |
| perfusing | 15 | - | - |
| permutate | 13 | - | - |
| perspired | 14 | - | - |
| peraeopod | 14 | - | - |
| perborate | 13 | - | - |
| percaline | 13 | - | - |
| perceable | 15 | - | - |
| perceiver | 16 | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses | - |
| perceives | 16 | - | - |
| percental | 13 | - | - |
| percheron | 16 | one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery | - |
| perchings | 17 | - | - |
| perciform | 18 | - | - |
| percocted | 16 | - | - |
| percolins | 13 | - | - |
| percussed | 14 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| permission | 14 | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization | - |
| personally | 15 | in the flesh; without involving anyone else | I went there personally |
| performing | 18 | the performance of a part or role in a drama | - |
| perfection | 17 | an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept | - |
| perception | 16 | becoming aware of something via the senses | - |
| percentage | 15 | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) | - |
| persistent | 12 | continually recurring to the mind | - |
| persecuted | 15 | - | - |
| persuasive | 15 | intended or having the power to induce action or belief | persuasive eloquence |
| persuasion | 12 | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action | - |
| perceptive | 19 | having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment | a perceptive eye |
| percussion | 14 | the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments | - |
| peripheral | 17 | electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer | disk drives and printers are important peripherals |
| percolator | 14 | a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans | - |
| perversion | 15 | an aberrant sexual practice | - |
| perpetuate | 14 | cause to continue or prevail | perpetuate a myth |
| perforated | 16 | having a hole cut through | a perforated eardrum |
| permafrost | 17 | ground that is permanently frozen | - |
| percentile | 14 | (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total | - |
| perpetuity | 17 | the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) | - |
| pernicious | 14 | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way | - |
| permanence | 16 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration | - |
| periodical | 15 | happening or recurring at regular intervals | - |
| periwinkle | 19 | edible marine gastropod | - |
| personable | 14 | (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality | - |
| perspiring | 15 | - | - |
| perfidious | 16 | tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | the perfidious Judas |
| persisting | 13 | relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit | - |
| perplexing | 22 | lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it |
| perversity | 18 | deliberately deviating from what is good | there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism |
| percussive | 17 | involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments | percussive music |
| perilously | 15 | in a dangerous manner | - |
| perishable | 17 | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated | - |
| perpetrate | 14 | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation | perpetrate a crime |
| perceptual | 16 | of or relating to the act of perceiving | perceptual stimulus |
| permissive | 17 | granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline | direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive |
| perversely | 18 | in a contrary disobedient manner | - |
| permanency | 19 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration | - |
| persecutor | 14 | someone who torments | - |
| peremptory | 19 | offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power | a swaggering peremptory manner |
| peritoneal | 12 | of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum | peritoneal cancer |
| pernickety | 21 | characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details | - |
| permeating | 15 | spreading or spread throughout | - |
| perplexity | 24 | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | - |
| percolated | 15 | - | - |
| perfective | 20 | the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action | - |
| peracidity | 18 | - | - |
| peraeopods | 15 | - | - |
| perborates | 14 | - | - |
| percalines | 14 | - | - |
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