Words That Start With PER

There are over 1.5K words that begin with PER in English. From 3-letter words to 15-letter entries, find PER-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with PER.

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3-Letter Words Starting With PER

Short high-frequency PER-words:

per

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4-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 4-letter PER-words:

perc

pere

perf

peri

perk

perm

pern

perp

pert

perv

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5-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 5-letter PER-words:

perai

perch

percs

perdu

perdy

perea

peres

peril

perle

perms

perog

perps

perry

perse

perst

perts

perve

pervo

pervs

pervy

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6-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 6-letter PER-words:

period

person

permit

perais

percen

percid

perdie

perfet

perish

perked

permie

peroba

perogs

perogy

peroxo

perron

perses

peruke

perves

pervos

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7-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 7-letter PER-words:

percent

perform

perhaps

periods

persons

perfect

permits

peracid

percoct

peregal

pereira

perenty

perigee

perinea

perique

periwig

perjure

perries

pervier

perving

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8-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 8-letter PER-words:

personal

periodic

performs

persuade

perceive

percepts

percocts

pereiras

perfumed

pericope

peridots

periplus

periques

permeate

permutes

peroneal

peroxide

perriers

perseity

perusals

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9-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 9-letter PER-words:

performed

permanent

personnel

permitted

perceived

perfectly

persuaded

performer

persisted

perceable

percental

periblast

periblems

periotics

peristyle

peritonea

permalink

perorally

persicots

perviness

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10 letter PER-words icon
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10-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 10-letter PER-words:

performing

percentage

permission

personally

perception

performers

peripheral

persistent

perceptual

percoidean

peridromes

periegeses

perimetral

periscopes

peritonaea

peritrichs

permabears

permalloys

perplexers

persiflage

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11-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 11-letter PER-words:

performance

perspective

personality

permanently

persecution

perceivably

perceptrons

perfumeless

pericenters

pericentres

perigastric

perithecium

permadeaths

perpetuable

perquisitor

perruquiers

persecuting

personizing

persuasions

persulphate

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12-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 12-letter PER-words:

performances

periodically

percipiently

peregrinator

perforatuses

perichaetial

perichondria

perichoresis

periclitated

perimetrical

periostracum

peristeronic

peristomatic

permeability

permittances

perniciously

peroxidizing

personalists

personifiers

perturbingly

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13-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 13-letter PER-words:

perpendicular

personalities

perambulators

percussionist

peregrinating

perfervidness

perichondrium

periclitating

periostitides

permanentness

permeableness

permutability

pernicketiest

peroxidations

perseverances

perseverating

persistencies

perspectivism

perspicacious

perspirations

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14-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 14-letter PER-words:

perambulations

perfectibilian

perfectibilism

perfectionated

perfectionates

perfectivities

perfervidities

periodontology

peripateticism

perishableness

peritoneoscopy

perlocutionary

permaculturist

permeabilising

permissiveness

pernicketiness

perpendiculars

perpetualities

perseverations

personableness

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15-Letter Words Starting With PER

Common 15-letter PER-words:

perchloroethene

perfectibilians

perfectibilisms

perfunctoriness

perigastritises

perinatologists

perinephritises

peripatetically

peripheralising

peripheralities

perissodactylic

perissosyllabic

periventricular

permeablenesses

permissibleness

permutabilities

perpendicularly

persnicketiness

personalisation

pervertednesses

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1,453 Common Words Starting with PER

Most Common Length
10
(269 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
16.0
(out of 34)
Most Common Ending
s
(37%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with PER?

34 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with PER is peroxysulphuric with a total of 34 points.

P 3
E 1
R 1
O 1
X 8
Y 4
S 1
U 1
L 1
P 3
H 4
U 1
R 1
I 1
C 3

Words that begin with PER are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in PER and words with PER. Try our five letter words starting with PER page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With PER

  • How many words starting with PER are in the English dictionary?

    There are 1,453 words in the English dictionary that start with PER, and most of them are 10 letters long (269 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with PER?

    The longest word starting with PER is "persnicketiness" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "perpendicular" is the longest common word starting with PER.

  • Are there any rare words starting with PER worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "peroxidize", "peroxidizing", "peroxidized", "personalization" start with PER and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "peroxidizing" is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with PER?

    Most words starting with PER are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "performing", "percentage", "permission", "personally", "perception".