8-letter 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.
| 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 | - | - |
| performs | 15 | - | - |
| perfumes | 15 | - | - |
| perfused | 14 | - | - |
| perfuses | 13 | - | - |
| pergolas | 11 | - | - |
| periagua | 11 | - | - |
| perianth | 13 | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils | - |
| periapts | 12 | - | - |
| periblem | 14 | - | - |
| periboli | 12 | - | - |
| pericarp | 14 | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | - |
| pericope | 14 | - | - |
| periderm | 13 | - | - |
| peridial | 11 | - | - |
| peridium | 13 | outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi | - |
| peridote | 11 | - | - |
| peridots | 11 | - | - |
| perigeal | 11 | - | - |
| perigean | 11 | - | - |
| perigees | 11 | - | - |
| perigone | 11 | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils | - |
| perigons | 11 | - | - |
| perigyny | 17 | - | - |
| periling | 11 | - | - |
| perillas | 10 | - | - |
| perilled | 11 | - | - |
| perilune | 10 | periapsis in orbit around the moon | - |
| perioded | 12 | - | - |
| periodid | 12 | - | - |
| periosts | 10 | - | - |
| periotic | 12 | - | - |
| peripety | 15 | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) | - |
| periplus | 12 | - | - |
| peripter | 12 | - | - |
| periques | 19 | - | - |
| perisarc | 12 | - | - |
| perisher | 13 | bounder | - |
| perishes | 13 | - | - |
| periwigs | 14 | - | - |
| perjures | 17 | - | - |
| perkiest | 14 | - | - |
| perlites | 10 | - | - |
| perlitic | 12 | - | - |
| permatan | 12 | - | - |
| permeant | 12 | spreading or spread throughout | - |
| permease | 12 | - | - |
| permuted | 13 | - | - |
| permutes | 12 | - | - |
| pernancy | 15 | - | - |
| perogies | 11 | - | - |
| peroneal | 10 | of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee | - |
| peroneus | 10 | muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot | - |
| perorate | 10 | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation | - |
| peroxids | 18 | - | - |
| perpends | 13 | - | - |
| perpents | 12 | - | - |
| perradii | 11 | - | - |
| perriers | 10 | - | - |
| perruque | 19 | - | - |
| persalts | 10 | - | - |
| persaunt | 10 | - | - |
| perseity | 13 | - | - |
| persicos | 12 | - | - |
| persicot | 12 | - | - |
| persists | 10 | - | - |
| personas | 10 | - | - |
| perspiry | 15 | - | - |
| persuing | 11 | - | - |
| perswade | 14 | - | - |
| pertains | 10 | - | - |
| pertaken | 14 | - | - |
| pertakes | 14 | - | - |
| perthite | 13 | - | - |
| pertness | 10 | inappropriate playfulness | - |
| perturbs | 12 | - | - |
| pertused | 11 | - | - |
| perusals | 10 | - | - |
| perusers | 10 | - | - |
| pervader | 14 | - | - |
| pervades | 14 | - | - |
| perverts | 13 | - | - |
| perviate | 13 | - | - |
| perviest | 13 | - | - |
