| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peaceablenesses21 | a state that is calm and tranquil |
| pectinesterases19 | |
| pendulousnesses18 | |
| penetrabilities19 | the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
| pentobarbitones21 | |
| penuriousnesses17 | a state of lacking money |
| perdurabilities20 | the property of being extremely durable |
| perfectionistic24 | |
| perfunctoriness22 | |
| peripatetically24 | |
| perishabilities22 | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction |
| permanentnesses19 | |
| permissibleness21 | |
| perpendicularly25 | straight up or down without a break |
| persnicketiness23 | |
| personalization26 | |
| personification22 | a person who represents an abstract quality |
| perspicaciously26 | |
| perspicuousness21 | clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous |
| pervasivenesses23 | the quality of filling or spreading throughout |
| pervertednesses21 | |
| pessimistically24 | with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner |
| pestiferousness20 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peacefulnesses21 | a state that is calm and tranquil |
| pectinesterase18 | |
| pedestrianisms19 | |
| pelletizations25 | |
| penicillamines20 | a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis |
| penicillinases18 | enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
| penitentiaries16 | a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes |
| pentobarbitals20 | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
| pentobarbitone20 | |
| peptidoglycans25 | |
| perambulations20 | a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries |
| perceptibility25 | the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses |
| perceptiveness23 | a feeling of understanding |
| perceptivities23 | a feeling of understanding |
| percussionists18 | a musician who plays percussion instruments |
| percussiveness21 | |
| percutaneously21 | |
| peregrinations17 | traveling or wandering around |
| peremptoriness20 | |
| perfectibility26 | the capability of becoming perfect |
| perfectionisms23 | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable |
| perfectionists21 | a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards |
| perfectiveness24 | |
| perfectivities24 | |
| perfidiousness20 | betrayal of a trust |
| performability26 | |
| pericarditises19 | inflammation of the pericardium |
| perilousnesses16 | the state of being dangerous |
| periodizations26 | |
| periodontology21 | |
| perissodactyls22 | placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot |
| peritrichously24 | |
| permeabilities20 | the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) |
| permissibility23 | admissibility as a consequence of being permitted |
| permissiveness21 | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
| permittivities21 | |
| perniciousness18 | grave harmfulness or deadliness |
| perpendiculars21 | a straight line at right angles to another line |
| perseverations19 | the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it |
| personableness18 | the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive |
| perspicacities22 | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| persuasiveness19 | the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty |
| pertinaciously21 | in a dogged and pertinacious manner |
| perturbational18 | |
| perversenesses19 | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| perviousnesses19 | the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
| pestilentially19 | |
| petrifications21 | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| petrochemicals25 | any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas |
| petrochemistry26 | |
| petrographical24 | |
| petrologically22 | |
| pettifoggeries21 | a quarrel about petty points |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peaceableness19 | a state that is calm and tranquil |
| peacekeepings24 | the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) |
| pearlescences19 | |
| peculiarities17 | an odd or unusual characteristic |
| pedagogically23 | in a didactic manner |
| pedestrianism18 | |
| pediatricians18 | a specialist in the care of babies |
| peevishnesses21 | an irritable petulant feeling |
| pelletization24 | |
| penalizations24 | the act of punishing |
| pendulousness16 | |
| penetrability20 | the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
| penetratingly19 | with ability to see into deeply |
| penetrometers17 | |
| penicillamine19 | a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis |
| penicillinase17 | enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
| penitentially18 | showing remorse |
| pennywhistles24 | an inexpensive fipple flute |
| pensivenesses18 | persistent morbid meditation on a problem |
| pentapeptides20 | |
| pentaploidies18 | |
| pentobarbital19 | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
| penultimately20 | |
| penuriousness15 | a state of lacking money |
| peppergrasses20 | |
| pepperinesses19 | a hot spiciness |
| peptidoglycan24 | |
| peradventures19 | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case |
| perambulating20 | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perambulation19 | a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries |
| perambulators19 | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |
| perambulatory22 | |
| percussionist17 | a musician who plays percussion instruments |
| perdurability21 | the property of being extremely durable |
| peregrinating17 | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| peregrination16 | traveling or wandering around |
| perfectionism22 | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable |
| perfectionist20 | a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards |
| perfectnesses20 | |
| performatives23 | |
| perfunctorily23 | in a set manner without serious attention |
| perfusionists18 | |
| perichondrium23 | |
| periodicities18 | the quality of recurring at regular intervals |
| periodization25 | |
| periodontally19 | |
| periodontists16 | a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth |
| periostitises15 | |
| perishability23 | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction |
| perissodactyl21 | placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot |
| peritonitises15 | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| permanentness17 | |
| permanganates18 | a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic |
| permutational17 | |
| perpendicular20 | a straight line at right angles to another line |
| perpetrations17 | the act of committing a crime |
| perpetuations17 | the act of prolonging something |
| perphenazines29 | tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults |
| perseverances20 | persistent determination |
| perseverating19 | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| perseveration18 | the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it |
| perseverative21 | |
| perseveringly22 | with perseverance |
| persistencies17 | persistent determination |
| personalising16 | make personal or more personal |
| personalistic17 | |
| personalities15 | the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual |
| personalizing25 | make personal or more personal |
| perspectively25 | |
| perspicacious21 | acutely insightful and wise |
| perspicuities19 | clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous |
| perspicuously22 | in a clear and lucid manner |
| perspirations17 | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands |
| pertinacities17 | persistent determination |
| perturbations17 | an unhappy and worried mental state |
| pervasiveness21 | the quality of filling or spreading throughout |
| pervertedness19 | |
| pestiferously21 | |
| petrifactions20 | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| petrification20 | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| petrochemical24 | any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas |
| petrographers21 | |
| petrographies21 | |
| pettifoggings21 | |
| pettishnesses18 | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peacefullest19 | |
| peacefulness19 | a state that is calm and tranquil |
| peacekeepers22 | a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area |
| peacekeeping23 | the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) |
| peacemakings23 | |
| peakednesses19 | |
| pearlescence18 | |
| peccadilloes19 | a petty misdeed |
| pectinaceous18 | |
| pectinations16 | |
| pedantically20 | in a pedantic manner |
| pedestalling16 | |
| pediatrician17 | a specialist in the care of babies |
| pedunculated18 | |
| pejoratively27 | in a pejorative manner |
| pelargoniums17 | geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated |
| penalization23 | the act of punishing |
| penetrations14 | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
| penetrometer16 | |
| penitentiary17 | a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes |
| pennycresses19 | any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi |
| pennyweights24 | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains |
| pennywhistle23 | an inexpensive fipple flute |
| pensionaries14 | the beneficiary of a pension fund |
| pentagonally18 | |
| pentahedrons18 | any polyhedron having five plane faces |
| pentamidines17 | |
| pentapeptide19 | |
| pentathletes17 | an athlete who competes in a pentathlon |
| pentazocines25 | analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine |
| pentlandites15 | a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel |
| peradventure18 | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case |
| perambulated19 | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perambulates18 | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perambulator18 | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |
| perceptional18 | |
| perceptively24 | in a perceptive manner |
| perceptivity24 | a feeling of understanding |
| perceptually21 | with regard to perception |
| perchlorates19 | a salt of perchloric acid |
| percipiences20 | |
| percipiently21 | |
| percolations16 | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium |
| percussively22 | |
| percutaneous16 | through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) |
| peregrinated16 | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| peregrinates15 | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| peremptorily21 | in an imperative and commanding manner |
| perennations14 | the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant) |
| perestroikas18 | an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy |
| perfectively25 | |
| perfectivity25 | |
| perfidiously21 | in a perfidious manner |
| perforations17 | a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place |
| performances21 | a dramatic or musical entertainment |
| performative22 | |
| performatory22 | |
| perfusionist17 | |
| pericarditis17 | inflammation of the pericardium |
| perichondral20 | |
| perichondria20 | |
| perilousness14 | the state of being dangerous |
| periodically20 | in a sporadic manner |
| periodontics17 | the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth |
| periodontist15 | a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth |
| perionychium24 | |
| peripatetics18 | a person who walks from place to place |
| peripherally22 | in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship |
| periphrastic21 | roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; ; -T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic) |
| peritoneally17 | |
| peritrichous19 | covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella |
| perjuriously24 | |
| permanencies18 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permanganate17 | a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic |
| permeability21 | the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) |
| permissively22 | in a permissive manner |
| permittivity22 | |
| permutations16 | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
| perniciously19 | in a harmfully insidious manner |
| perorational14 | |
| perpetrating17 | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetration16 | the act of committing a crime |
| perpetrators16 | someone who perpetrates wrongdoing |
| perpetuating17 | cause to continue or prevail |
| perpetuation16 | the act of prolonging something |
| perpetuators16 | |
| perpetuities16 | the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) |
| perphenazine28 | tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults |
| perplexities23 | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
| persecutions16 | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| perseverance19 | persistent determination |
| perseverated18 | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| perseverates17 | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| persistences16 | the property of a continuous and connected period of time |
| persistently17 | in a persistent manner |
| personalised15 | make personal or more personal |
| personalises14 | make personal or more personal |
| personalisms16 | |
| personalists14 | |
| personalized24 | make personal or more personal |
| personalizes23 | make personal or more personal |
| personalties14 | movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
| personations14 | imitating the mannerisms of another person |
| personifiers17 | |
| personifying21 | invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| perspectival21 | |
| perspectives21 | a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
| perspicacity23 | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| perspiration16 | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands |
| perspiratory19 | |
| persuasively20 | in a persuasive manner |
| pertinacious16 | stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot |
| pertinencies16 | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| perturbation16 | an unhappy and worried mental state |
| perverseness17 | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| perversities17 | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| perviousness17 | the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
| pestilential14 | likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift |
| petitenesses14 | the property of being very small in size |
| petrifaction19 | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| petrodollars15 | |
| petrogeneses15 | |
| petrogenesis15 | |
| petrogenetic17 | |
| petrographer20 | |
| petrographic22 | |
| petrological17 | |
| petrologists15 | |
| pettifoggers19 | a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods |
| pettifoggery22 | a quarrel about petty points |
| pettifogging20 | argue over petty things |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peacefuller18 | |
| peacekeeper21 | a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area |
| peacemakers21 | someone who tries to bring peace |
| peacemaking22 | |
| peacockiest21 | |
| pearlescent15 | having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
| peartnesses13 | |
| peasantries13 | the class of peasants |
| peashooters16 | |
| peccadillos18 | a petty misdeed |
| peckerwoods23 | bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects |
| pectination15 | |
| peculations15 | the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
| peculiarity18 | an odd or unusual characteristic |
| pecuniarily18 | |
| pedagogical18 | of or relating to pedagogy |
| pederasties14 | sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) |
| pedestaling15 | |
| pedestalled15 | |
| pedestrians14 | a person who travels by foot |
| pediatrists14 | a specialist in the care of babies |
| pedicellate16 | |
| pediculates16 | |
| pediculoses16 | |
| pediculosis16 | infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching |
| pedicurists16 | |
| pedogeneses15 | |
| pedogenesis15 | |
| pedogenetic17 | |
| pedological17 | |
| pedologists15 | |
| pedophiliac21 | |
| pedophilias19 | a sexual attraction to children |
| pedunculate16 | having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk |
| peevishness19 | an irritable petulant feeling |
| pejoratives23 | |
| pelargonium16 | geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated |
| pelletising14 | |
| pelletizers22 | |
| pelletizing23 | |
| pellitories13 | herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers |
| pelycosaurs18 | large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America |
| pemphiguses21 | a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane |
| pencillings16 | |
| pendentives17 | |
| penetrances15 | |
| penetrating14 | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penetration13 | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
| penetrative16 | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
| penicillate15 | |
| penicillins15 | any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases |
| penicillium17 | genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin |
| penitential13 | showing or constituting penance |
| penmanships20 | beautiful handwriting |
| pennyroyals19 | Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil |
| pennyweight23 | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains |
| pennyworths22 | the amount that can be bought for a penny |
| penological16 | |
| penologists14 | a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management |
| pensionable15 | entitled to receive a pension |
| pensionless13 | |
| pensiveness16 | persistent morbid meditation on a problem |
| pentagonals14 | |
| pentahedral17 | |
| pentahedron17 | any polyhedron having five plane faces |
| pentameries15 | |
| pentamerous15 | divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members |
| pentameters15 | a verse line having five metrical feet |
| pentamidine16 | |
| pentaploids16 | |
| pentaploidy19 | |
| pentarchies18 | |
| pentathlete16 | an athlete who competes in a pentathlon |
| pentathlons16 | an athletic contest consisting of five different events |
| pentavalent16 | having a valence of five |
| pentazocine24 | analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine |
| pentlandite14 | a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel |
| pentstemons15 | |
| penultimate15 | the next to last syllable in a word |
| penuriously16 | in a penurious manner |
| peoplehoods19 | |
| pepperboxes26 | |
| peppercorns19 | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground |
| peppergrass18 | |
| pepperiness17 | a hot spiciness |
| peppermints19 | herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring |
| pepperminty22 | |
| peppertrees17 | |
| peppinesses17 | liveliness and energy |
| pepsinating16 | |
| pepsinogens16 | precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach |
| peptonizing25 | |
| perambulate17 | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perceivable20 | capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing |
| perceivably23 | |
| percentages16 | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percentiles15 | (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 |
| perceptible19 | capable of being perceived by the mind or senses |
| perceptibly22 | in a noticeable manner |
| perceptions17 | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| perchlorate18 | a salt of perchloric acid |
| percipience19 | |
| percipients17 | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
| percolating16 | permeate or penetrate gradually |
| percolation15 | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium |
| percolators15 | a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans |
| percussions15 | the act of playing a percussion instrument |
| peregrinate14 | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| perennating14 | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perennation13 | the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant) |
| perennially16 | in a perennial manner; repeatedly |
| perestroika17 | an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy |
| perfectible20 | capable of becoming or being made perfect |
| perfections18 | the state of being without a flaw or defect |
| perfectives21 | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perfectness18 | |
| perforating17 | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| perforation16 | a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place |
| perforators16 | |
| performable20 | |
| performance20 | a dramatic or musical entertainment |
| perfumeries18 | perfumes in general |
| perfunctory21 | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough |
| pericardial16 | located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium |
| pericardium18 | a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart |
| pericranial15 | |
| pericranium17 | |
| peridotites14 | a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine |
| peridotitic16 | |
| perimetries15 | |
| perinatally16 | |
| perineurium15 | the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers |
| periodicals16 | a publication that appears at fixed intervals |
| periodicity19 | the quality of recurring at regular intervals |
| periodontal14 | of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics |
| perionychia21 | |
| periostitis13 | |
| peripatetic17 | a person who walks from place to place |
| peripatuses15 | any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms |
| peripeteias15 | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripherals18 | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer |
| peripheries18 | the outside boundary or surface of something |
| periphrases18 | a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things |
| periphrasis18 | a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things |
| periphytons21 | |
| perishables18 | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated |
| peristalses13 | the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along |
| peristalsis13 | the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along |
| peristaltic15 | |
| peristomial15 | |
| perithecial18 | |
| perithecium20 | flask-shaped ascocarp |
| peritoneums15 | a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera |
| peritonitis13 | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| periwinkles20 | chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers |
| perkinesses17 | cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface |
| permafrosts18 | ground that is permanently frozen |
| permanences17 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permanently18 | for a long time without essential change |
| permeations15 | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| permethrins18 | |
| permillages16 | |
| permissible17 | that may be permitted especially as according to rule |
| permissibly20 | in a permissible manner |
| permissions15 | approval to do something |
| permutation15 | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
| perorations13 | a flowery and highly rhetorical oration |
| perovskites20 | |
| peroxidases21 | any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide |
| peroxisomal22 | |
| peroxisomes22 | |
| perpetrated16 | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetrates15 | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetrator15 | someone who perpetrates wrongdoing |
| perpetually18 | everlastingly; for all time; - Stuart Chase |
| perpetuated16 | cause to continue or prevail |
| perpetuates15 | cause to continue or prevail |
| perpetuator15 | |
| perplexedly26 | in a perplexed manner |
| perquisites22 | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| persecutees15 | cause to suffer |
| persecuting16 | cause to suffer |
| persecution15 | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| persecutive18 | |
| persecutors15 | someone who torments |
| persecutory18 | |
| perseverate16 | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| persevering17 | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| persiflages17 | light teasing |
| persistence15 | the property of a continuous and connected period of time |
| persistency18 | persistent determination |
| persnickety22 | (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -Laurent Le Sage |
| personalise13 | make personal or more personal |
| personalism15 | |
| personalist13 | |
| personality16 | the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual |
| personalize22 | make personal or more personal |
| personating14 | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| personation13 | imitating the mannerisms of another person |
| personative16 | |
| personators13 | |
| personhoods17 | being a person |
| personified17 | invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| personifier16 | |
| personifies16 | invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| perspective20 | a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
| perspicuity20 | clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous |
| perspicuous17 | (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton |
| persuadable16 | being susceptible to persuasion |
| persuasible15 | being susceptible to persuasion |
| persuasions13 | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action |
| pertinacity18 | persistent determination |
| pertinences15 | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| pertinently16 | in a pertinent way |
| perturbable17 | |
| pertussises13 | a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane |
| pervasively22 | in a pervasive manner |
| perversions16 | a curve that reverses the direction of something |
| pervertedly20 | |
| peskinesses17 | |
| pessimistic17 | expecting the worst possible outcome |
| pestiferous16 | contaminated with infecting organisms; ; - Jane Austen |
| pestilences15 | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| pestilently16 | |
| petahertzes25 | |
| petitionary16 | of the nature of or expressing a petition |
| petitioners13 | one praying humbly for something |
| petitioning14 | write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing |
| petrodollar14 | |
| petrogenies14 | |
| petroglyphs22 | a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) |
| petrography22 | |
| petrolatums15 | a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication |
| petrologies14 | the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification |
| petrologist14 | |
| petticoated16 | wearing or furnished with a petticoat |
| pettifogged19 | argue over petty things |
| pettifogger18 | a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods |
| pettinesses13 | narrowness of mind or ideas or views |
| pettishness16 | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger |
| petulancies15 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peacefully20 | in a peaceful manner |
| peacemaker20 | someone who tries to bring peace |
| peacetimes16 | a period of time during which there is no war |
| peachblows22 | |
| peacockier20 | |
| peacocking21 | |
| peacockish23 | |
| peakedness17 | |
| pearlashes15 | |
| peashooter15 | |
| peasoupers14 | |
| peccadillo17 | a petty misdeed |
| peccancies18 | |
| peckerwood22 | bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects |
| peculating15 | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peculation14 | the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
| peculators14 | someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use |
| peculiarly17 | uniquely or characteristically; ; ; - John Knowles |
| pedagogics17 | the principles and methods of instruction |
| pedagogies15 | the principles and methods of instruction |
| pedagogues15 | someone who educates young people |
| pedantries13 | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning |
| peddleries14 | |
| pederastic15 | of homosexuality between a man and a boy |
| pedestaled14 | |
| pedestrian13 | a person who travels by foot |
| pediatrics15 | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
| pediatrist13 | a specialist in the care of babies |
| pediculate15 | |
| pediculous15 | |
| pedicuring16 | care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. |
| pedicurist15 | |
| pedimental15 | |
| pedimented16 | |
| pedologies14 | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
| pedologist14 | |
| pedometers15 | measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking |
| pedophiles18 | an adult who is sexually attracted to children |
| pedophilia18 | a sexual attraction to children |
| pedophilic20 | |
| peduncular15 | |
| pegmatites15 | a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements |
| pegmatitic17 | |
| pejorative22 | expressing disapproval |
| pelecypods20 | marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together |
| pellagrins13 | |
| pellagrous13 | |
| pelletised13 | |
| pelletises12 | |
| pelletized22 | |
| pelletizer21 | |
| pelletizes21 | |
| pellucidly18 | in a clear and lucid manner |
| peltations12 | |
| pelycosaur17 | large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America |
| penalising13 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalities12 | |
| penalizing22 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| pencilings15 | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| pencillers14 | |
| pencilling15 | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| pendencies15 | |
| pendentive16 | |
| pendragons14 | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons |
| peneplains14 | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| peneplanes14 | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| penetrable14 | admitting of penetration or passage into or through |
| penetralia12 | the innermost parts |
| penetrance14 | |
| penetrants12 | |
| penetrated13 | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penetrates12 | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penholders16 | |
| penicillia14 | genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin |
| penicillin14 | any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases |
| peninsular12 | of or forming or resembling a peninsula |
| peninsulas12 | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water |
| penitences14 | remorse for your past conduct |
| penitently15 | showing remorse |
| penmanship19 | beautiful handwriting |
| pennoncels14 | a small pennant borne on a lance |
| pennycress17 | any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi |
| pennyroyal18 | Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil |
| pennyworth21 | the amount that can be bought for a penny |
| pennyworts18 | |
| penologies13 | the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation |
| penologist13 | a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management |
| pensionary15 | the beneficiary of a pension fund |
| pensioners12 | the beneficiary of a pension fund |
| pensioning13 | grant a pension to |
| penstemons14 | large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America |
| pentagonal13 | of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon |
| pentagrams15 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentahedra16 | any polyhedron having five plane faces |
| pentameter14 | a verse line having five metrical feet |
| pentangles13 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentaploid15 | |
| pentathlon15 | an athletic contest consisting of five different events |
| pentatonic14 | relating to a pentatonic scale |
| penthouses15 | an apartment located on the top floors of a building |
| pentosides13 | |
| pentoxides20 | an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
| pentstemon14 | |
| penultimas14 | the next to last syllable in a word |
| peoplehood18 | |
| peopleless14 | |
| peperomias16 | any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage |
| peppercorn18 | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground |
| peppermint18 | herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring |
| pepperonis16 | a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) |
| peppertree16 | |
| pepsinated15 | |
| pepsinates14 | |
| pepsinogen15 | precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach |
| peptalking19 | |
| peptidases15 | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| peptonized24 | |
| peptonizes23 | |
| perborates14 | |
| percalines14 | |
| perceivers17 | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
| perceiving18 | to become aware of through the senses |
| percentage15 | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percentile14 | (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 |
| perception16 | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| perceptive19 | of or relating to perception |
| perceptual16 | of or relating to the act of perceiving |
| percipient16 | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
| percolated15 | permeate or penetrate gradually |
| percolates14 | the product of percolation |
| percolator14 | a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans |
| percussing15 | strike or tap firmly |
| percussion14 | the act of playing a percussion instrument |
| percussive17 | involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments |
| percussors14 | (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes |
| perditions13 | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson |
| perdurable15 | very long lasting |
| perdurably18 | |
| peregrines13 | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry |
| pereiopods15 | |
| peremptory19 | offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power |
| perennated13 | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perennates12 | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perennials12 | (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more |
| perfecters17 | a skilled worker who perfects something |
| perfectest17 | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish |
| perfecting18 | make perfect or complete |
| perfection17 | the state of being without a flaw or defect |
| perfective20 | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perfidious16 | tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans |
| perfoliate15 | (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem |
| perforated16 | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| perforates15 | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| perforator15 | |
| performers17 | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
| performing18 | the performance of a part or role in a drama |
| perfusates15 | |
| perfusions15 | pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) |
| pericardia15 | a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart |
| pericrania14 | |
| pericycles19 | |
| pericyclic21 | |
| peridotite13 | a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine |
| perigynies16 | |
| perigynous16 | |
| perihelial15 | |
| perihelion15 | periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun |
| perikaryal19 | |
| perikaryon19 | |
| perilously15 | in a dangerous manner |
| perilymphs22 | the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear |
| perimeters14 | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary |
| perimorphs19 | |
| perimysium19 | the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers |
| perineuria12 | |
| periodates13 | |
| periodical15 | a publication that appears at fixed intervals |
| periosteal12 | |
| periosteum14 | a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone |
| peripeteia14 | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripetias14 | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripeties14 | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripheral17 | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer |
| periphytic22 | |
| periphyton20 | |
| periplasms16 | |
| periplasts14 | |
| periscopes16 | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field |
| periscopic18 | |
| perishable17 | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated |
| peristomes14 | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule |
| peristyles15 | a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court |
| perithecia17 | flask-shaped ascocarp |
| peritoneal12 | of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum |
| peritoneum14 | a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera |
| peritricha17 | |
| peritrichs17 | |
| periwigged18 | wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| periwinkle19 | chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers |
| perjurious19 | |
| permafrost17 | ground that is permanently frozen |
| permalloys17 | an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized |
| permanence16 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permanency19 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permanents14 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals |
| permeances16 | |
| permeating15 | spread or diffuse through |
| permeation14 | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| permeative17 | spreading or spread throughout |
| permeators14 | |
| permethrin17 | |
| permillage15 | |
| permission14 | approval to do something |
| permissive17 | not preventive |
| permittees14 | |
| permitters14 | |
| permitting15 | consent to, give permission |
| permutable16 | capable of changing sequence |
| pernicious14 | exceedingly harmful |
| pernickety21 | characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details |
| perorating13 | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| peroration12 | a flowery and highly rhetorical oration |
| perorators12 | |
| perovskite19 | |
| peroxidase20 | any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide |
| peroxiding21 | bleach with peroxide |
| peroxisome21 | |
| perpending16 | |
| perpetrate14 | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetuals14 | |
| perpetuate14 | cause to continue or prevail |
| perpetuity17 | the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) |
| perplexers21 | |
| perplexing22 | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| perplexity24 | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
| perquisite21 | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| persecuted15 | cause to suffer |
| persecutee14 | |
| persecutes14 | cause to suffer |
| persecutor14 | someone who torments |
| persevered16 | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| perseveres15 | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| persiflage16 | light teasing |
| persimmons16 | any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros |
| persistent12 | never-ceasing |
| persisters12 | |
| persisting13 | continue to exist |
| personable14 | (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality |
| personages13 | another word for person; a person not meriting identification |
| personally15 | as yourself |
| personalty15 | movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
| personated13 | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| personates12 | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| personator12 | |
| personhood16 | being a person |
| personnels12 | group of people willing to obey orders |
| perspiring15 | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| persuaders13 | someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on |
| persuading14 | win approval or support for |
| persuasion12 | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action |
| persuasive15 | intended or having the power to induce action or belief |
| pertaining13 | be relevant to |
| pertinence14 | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| pertinency17 | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| pertnesses12 | inappropriate playfulness |
| perturbers14 | |
| perturbing15 | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| pervasions15 | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| perversely18 | deliberately deviant |
| perversion15 | a curve that reverses the direction of something |
| perversity18 | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| perversive18 | tending to corrupt or pervert |
| perverters15 | |
| perverting16 | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| pessimisms16 | the feeling that things will turn out badly |
| pessimists14 | a person who expects the worst |
| pesthouses15 | hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) |
| pesticides15 | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
| pestilence14 | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| petalodies13 | |
| petiolules12 | the stalk of a leaflet |
| petiteness12 | the property of being very small in size |
| petitioned13 | write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing |
| petitioner12 | one praying humbly for something |
| petnapings15 | |
| petnappers16 | |
| petnapping17 | |
| petrifiers15 | |
| petrifying19 | cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| petroglyph21 | a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) |
| petrolatum14 | a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication |
| petroleums14 | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
| petrologic15 | |
| petticoats14 | undergarment worn under a skirt |
| petulances14 | an irritable petulant feeling |
| petulantly15 | in a petulant manner |
| pewholders19 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peaceable15 | inclined or disposed to peace |
| peaceably18 | in a peaceable manner |
| peaceniks17 | someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations |
| peacetime15 | a period of time during which there is no war |
| peachblow21 | |
| peachiest16 | very good |
| peacocked20 | |
| pearliest11 | of a white the color of pearls |
| pearlites11 | a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron |
| pearlitic13 | |
| pearlized21 | |
| pearmains13 | any of several varieties of apples with red skins |
| peartness11 | |
| pearwoods15 | |
| peasantry14 | the class of peasants |
| peasecods14 | husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas |
| peasouper13 | |
| pebbliest15 | |
| peccantly18 | |
| peccaries15 | nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America |
| peckishly23 | |
| pecorinos13 | |
| pectinate13 | like a comb |
| pectinous13 | |
| pectizing23 | |
| pectorals13 | either of two large muscles of the chest |
| peculated14 | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peculates13 | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peculator13 | someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use |
| peculiars13 | |
| pecuniary16 | relating to or involving money |
| pedagogic16 | of or relating to pedagogy |
| pedagogue14 | someone who educates young people |
| pedalfers15 | |
| pedaliers12 | |
| pedallers12 | a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
| pedalling13 | ride a bicycle |
| pederasts12 | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner |
| pederasty15 | sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) |
| pedestals12 | a support or foundation |
| pediatric14 | of or relating to the medical care of children |
| pedicular14 | |
| pedicured15 | care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. |
| pedicures14 | professional care for the feet and toenails |
| pedigreed14 | having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal |
| pedigrees13 | the descendants of one individual |
| pediments14 | a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof |
| pedipalps16 | |
| pedlaries12 | |
| pedleries12 | |
| pedocalic16 | |
| pedogenic15 | |
| pedologic15 | |
| pedometer14 | measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking |
| pedophile17 | an adult who is sexually attracted to children |
| pedorthic17 | |
| peduncled15 | |
| peduncles14 | the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body |
| peekaboos17 | a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo! |
| peekapoos17 | |
| peepholes16 | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep |
| peepshows19 | an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass |
| peeresses11 | a woman of the peerage in Britain |
| peesweeps16 | |
| peetweets14 | |
| peevishly20 | in a peevish manner |
| pegboards15 | a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted |
| peglegged15 | |
| pegmatite14 | a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements |
| peignoirs12 | a loose dressing gown for women |
| pelecypod19 | marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together |
| pelerines11 | |
| pellagras12 | a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments |
| pellagrin12 | |
| pelleting12 | |
| pelletise11 | |
| pelletize20 | |
| pellicles13 | thin protective membrane in some protozoa |
| pellitory14 | herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers |
| pellmells13 | |
| peloruses11 | |
| peltately14 | |
| peltation11 | |
| peltering12 | |
| pemmicans17 | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians |
| pemolines13 | |
| pemphigus19 | a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane |
| pemphixes25 | |
| penalised12 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalises11 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalized21 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalizes20 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalties11 | the act of punishing |
| penancing14 | |
| penchants16 | a strong liking |
| pencilers13 | |
| penciling14 | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| pencilled14 | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| penciller13 | |
| pendantly15 | |
| pendently15 | |
| pendragon13 | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons |
| pendulous12 | having branches or flower heads that bend downward |
| pendulums14 | an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity |
| peneplain13 | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| peneplane13 | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| penetrant11 | |
| penetrate11 | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penholder15 | |
| peninsula11 | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water |
| penitence13 | remorse for your past conduct |
| penitents11 | (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) |
| penknives18 | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens |
| penlights15 | a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen |
| penniless11 | not having enough money to pay for necessities |
| pennoncel13 | a small pennant borne on a lance |
| pennywise17 | |
| pennywort17 | |
| penoncels13 | a small pennant borne on a lance |
| penpoints13 | |
| pensioned12 | grant a pension to |
| pensioner11 | the beneficiary of a pension fund |
| pensiones11 | grant a pension to |
| pensively17 | in a pensive manner |
| penstemon13 | large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America |
| penstocks17 | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |
| pentacles13 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentagons12 | a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| pentagram14 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentamery16 | |
| pentangle12 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentanols11 | |
| pentarchs16 | |
| pentarchy19 | |
| penthouse14 | an apartment located on the top floors of a building |
| pentosans11 | |
| pentoside12 | |
| pentoxide19 | an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
| penuchles16 | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| penuckles17 | |
| penultima13 | the next to last syllable in a word |
| penumbrae15 | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| penumbral15 | of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| penumbras15 | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| penurious11 | not having enough money to pay for necessities |
| peperomia15 | any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage |
| peperonis13 | |
| peponidas14 | |
| peponiums15 | |
| pepperbox24 | |
| pepperers15 | |
| peppering16 | add pepper to |
| pepperoni15 | a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) |
| peppiness15 | liveliness and energy |
| pepsinate13 | |
| peptalked18 | |
| peptidase14 | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| peptizers22 | |
| peptizing23 | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptonize22 | |
| perborate13 | |
| percaline13 | |
| perceived17 | to become aware of through the senses |
| perceiver16 | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
| perceives16 | to become aware of through the senses |
| percental13 | |
| perchance18 | through chance, |
| percolate13 | the product of percolation |
| percussed14 | strike or tap firmly |
| percusses13 | strike or tap firmly |
| percussor13 | (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes |
| perdition12 | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson |
| perduring13 | |
| peregrine12 | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry |
| peregrins12 | |
| pereiopod14 | |
| perennate11 | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perennial11 | (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more |
| pereopods14 | |
| perfectas16 | a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order |
| perfected17 | make perfect or complete |
| perfecter16 | a skilled worker who perfects something |
| perfectly19 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers |
| perfectos16 | |
| perfervid18 | characterized by intense emotion |
| perfidies15 | betrayal of a trust |
| perforate14 | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| performed17 | carry out or perform an action |
| performer16 | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
| perfumers16 | a person who makes (and sells) perfumes |
| perfumery19 | perfumes in general |
| perfuming17 | fill or impregnate with an odor |
| perfusate14 | |
| perfusing15 | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| perfusion14 | pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) |
| perfusive17 | |
| perhapses16 | |
| perianths14 | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils |
| periapses13 | |
| periapsis13 | (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited |
| periblems15 | |
| pericarps15 | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
| pericopae15 | |
| pericopal15 | |
| pericopes15 | |
| pericopic17 | |
| pericycle18 | |
| periderms14 | |
| peridotic14 | |
| perihelia14 | periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun |
| perikarya18 | |
| perilling12 | |
| perilunes11 | periapsis in orbit around the moon |
| perilymph21 | the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear |
| perimeter13 | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary |
| perimetry16 | |
| perimorph18 | |
| perimysia16 | |
| perinatal11 | occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after) |
| periodate12 | |
| periodids13 | |
| periostea11 | a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone |
| peripatus13 | any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms |
| peripetia13 | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| periphery19 | the outside boundary or surface of something |
| periplasm15 | |
| periplast13 | |
| peripters13 | |
| perisarcs13 | |
| periscope15 | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field |
| perishing15 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| peristome13 | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule |
| peristyle14 | a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court |
| peritonea11 | a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera |
| peritrich16 | |
| perjurers18 | a person who deliberately gives false testimony |
| perjuries18 | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
| perjuring19 | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perkiness15 | cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface |
| permalloy16 | an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized |
| permanent13 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals |
| permeable15 | allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through |
| permeably18 | |
| permeance15 | |
| permeases13 | |
| permeated14 | spread or diffuse through |
| permeates13 | spread or diffuse through |
| permeator13 | |
| permitted14 | consent to, give permission |
| permittee13 | |
| permitter13 | |
| permuting14 | change the order or arrangement of |
| perniones11 | |
| perorally14 | |
| perorated12 | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| perorates11 | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| perorator11 | |
| peroxided20 | bleach with peroxide |
| peroxides19 | 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 |
| peroxidic21 | |
| perpended15 | |
| perpetual13 | continuing forever or indefinitely |
| perplexed21 | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| perplexer20 | |
| perplexes20 | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| persecute13 | cause to suffer |
| persevere14 | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| persimmon15 | any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros |
| persisted12 | continue to exist |
| persister11 | |
| personage12 | another word for person; a person not meriting identification |
| personals11 | a short newspaper article about a particular person or group |
| personate11 | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| personify17 | invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| personnel11 | group of people willing to obey orders |
| perspexes20 | a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin |
| perspired14 | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| perspires13 | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| persuaded13 | win approval or support for |
| persuader12 | someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on |
| persuades12 | win approval or support for |
| pertained12 | be relevant to |
| pertinent11 | having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand |
| perturbed14 | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| perturber13 | |
| pertussal11 | |
| pertusses11 | |
| pertussis11 | a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane |
| perusable13 | |
| pervaders15 | |
| pervading16 | spread or diffuse through |
| pervasion14 | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| pervasive17 | spreading or spread throughout |
| perverted15 | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| perverter14 | |
| peskiness15 | |
| pessaries11 | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix |
| pessimism15 | the feeling that things will turn out badly |
| pessimist13 | a person who expects the worst |
| pesterers11 | a persistently annoying person |
| pestering12 | annoy persistently |
| pestholes14 | a breeding ground for epidemic disease |
| pesthouse14 | hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) |
| pesticide14 | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
| pestilent11 | exceedingly harmful |
| petabytes16 | a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes |
| petahertz23 | |
| petallike15 | resembling a petal |
| petasoses11 | |
| petasuses11 | |
| petechiae16 | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) |
| petechial16 | |
| petiolate11 | |
| petiolule11 | the stalk of a leaflet |
| petitions11 | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| petnapers13 | |
| petnaping14 | |
| petnapped16 | |
| petnapper15 | |
| petrified15 | cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| petrifier14 | |
| petrifies14 | cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| petrogeny15 | |
| petroleum13 | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
| petrology15 | the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification |
| petronels11 | |
| petticoat13 | undergarment worn under a skirt |
| pettifogs15 | argue over petty things |
| pettiness11 | narrowness of mind or ideas or views |
| pettishly17 | in a petulant manner |
| pettitoes11 | |
| petulance13 | an irritable petulant feeling |
| petulancy16 | |
| petuntses11 | |
| petuntzes20 | |
| pewholder18 | |
| pewterers14 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peaceful15 | not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war |
| peacenik16 | someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations |
| peachers15 | |
| peachier15 | very good |
| peaching16 | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| peacoats12 | a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket |
| peacocks18 | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
| peacocky21 | |
| peafowls16 | very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
| peakiest14 | |
| peakless14 | |
| peaklike18 | |
| pearlash13 | |
| pearlers10 | a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls |
| pearlier10 | of a white the color of pearls |
| pearling11 | gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean |
| pearlite10 | a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron |
| pearmain12 | any of several varieties of apples with red skins |
| peartest10 | |
| pearwood14 | |
| peasants10 | a country person |
| peascods13 | |
| peasecod13 | husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas |
| peatiest10 | |
| pebblier14 | |
| pebbling15 | |
| peccable16 | liable to sin; - Sir Walter Scott |
| peccancy19 | |
| peccavis17 | |
| peckiest16 | |
| pecorini12 | |
| pecorino12 | |
| pectases12 | |
| pectates12 | |
| pectines12 | |
| pectized22 | |
| pectizes21 | |
| pectoral12 | either of two large muscles of the chest |
| peculate12 | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peculiar12 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected |
| peculium14 | |
| pedagogs13 | someone who educates young people |
| pedagogy16 | the principles and methods of instruction |
| pedalers11 | a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
| pedalfer14 | |
| pedalier11 | |
| pedaling12 | ride a bicycle |
| pedalled12 | ride a bicycle |
| pedaller11 | a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
| pedantic13 | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects |
| pedantry14 | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning |
| pedately14 | |
| peddlers12 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
| peddlery15 | |
| peddling13 | the act of selling goods for a living |
| pederast11 | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner |
| pedestal11 | a support or foundation |
| pedicabs15 | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire |
| pedicels13 | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| pedicled14 | |
| pedicles13 | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| pedicure13 | professional care for the feet and toenails |
| pediform16 | |
| pedigree12 | the descendants of one individual |
| pediment13 | a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof |
| pedipalp15 | |
| pedocals13 | |
| pedology15 | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
| peduncle13 | the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body |
| peebeens12 | |
| peekaboo16 | a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo! |
| peekapoo16 | |
| peelable12 | |
| peelings11 | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales |
| peephole15 | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep |
| peepshow18 | an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass |
| peerages11 | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
| peerless10 | eminent beyond or above comparison |
| peesweep15 | |
| peetweet13 | |
| pegboard14 | a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted |
| pegboxes20 | |
| peignoir11 | a loose dressing gown for women |
| pekepoos16 | |
| pelagial11 | |
| pelagics13 | |
| pelerine10 | |
| pelicans12 | large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish |
| pelisses10 | a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur |
| pellagra11 | a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments |
| pelletal10 | |
| pelleted11 | |
| pellicle12 | thin protective membrane in some protozoa |
| pellmell12 | |
| pellucid13 | transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity |
| pelorian10 | |
| pelorias10 | |
| pelotons10 | |
| peltasts10 | |
| peltered11 | |
| peltless10 | |
| peltries10 | |
| pelvises13 | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
| pembinas14 | |
| pemicans14 | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians |
| pemmican16 | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians |
| pemoline12 | |
| penalise10 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penality13 | |
| penalize19 | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penanced13 | |
| penances12 | remorse for your past conduct |
| penchant15 | a strong liking |
| penciled13 | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| penciler12 | |
| pendants11 | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
| pendency16 | |
| pendents11 | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
| pendular11 | |
| pendulum13 | an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity |
| penguins11 | short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers |
| penicils12 | |
| penitent10 | (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) |
| penknife17 | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens |
| penlight14 | a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen |
| penlites10 | |
| pennames12 | |
| pennants10 | the award given to the champion |
| pennated11 | |
| pennines10 | a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers |
| pennoned11 | |
| penoches15 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| penology14 | the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation |
| penoncel12 | a small pennant borne on a lance |
| penpoint12 | |
| pensione10 | |
| pensions10 | a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working |
| pensters10 | |
| penstock16 | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |
| pentacle12 | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentagon11 | a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| pentanes10 | |
| pentanol10 | |
| pentarch15 | |
| pentenes10 | |
| pentodes11 | a thermionic tube having five electrodes |
| pentomic14 | |
| pentosan10 | |
| pentoses10 | any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule |
| penuches15 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| penuchis15 | |
| penuchle15 | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| penuckle16 | |
| penumbra14 | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| penuries10 | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| peonages11 | the condition of a peon |
| peonisms12 | |
| peoplers12 | |
| peopling13 | fill with people |
| peperoni12 | |
| peploses12 | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist |
| peplumed15 | |
| pepluses12 | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist |
| peponida13 | |
| peponium14 | |
| peppered15 | add pepper to |
| pepperer14 | |
| peppiest14 | marked by lively action |
| pepsines12 | |
| peptalks16 | |
| peptides13 | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein |
| peptidic15 | |
| peptized22 | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptizer21 | |
| peptizes21 | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptones12 | any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids |
| peptonic14 | |
| peracids13 | |
| percales12 | a fine closely woven cotton fabric |
| perceive15 | to become aware of through the senses |
| percents12 | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percepts14 | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| perchers15 | a person situated on a perch |
| perching16 | sit, as on a branch |
| percoids13 | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes |
| perdured12 | |
| perdures11 | |
| peregrin11 | |
| pereions10 | |
| pereopod13 | |
| perfecta15 | a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order |
| perfecto15 | |
| perfects15 | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perforce15 | by necessity; by force of circumstance |
| performs15 | carry out or perform an action |
| perfumed16 | fill or impregnate with an odor |
| perfumer15 | a person who makes (and sells) perfumes |
| perfumes15 | a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| perfused14 | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| perfuses13 | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| pergolas11 | a framework that supports climbing plants |
| perianth13 | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils |
| periapts12 | |
| periblem14 | |
| pericarp14 | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
| pericope14 | |
| periderm13 | |
| peridial11 | |
| peridium13 | outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi |
| peridots11 | a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone |
| perigeal11 | |
| perigean11 | |
| perigees11 | periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth |
| perigons11 | an angle of 360 degrees |
| perigyny17 | |
| periling11 | pose a threat to; present a danger to |
| perillas10 | small genus of Asiatic herbs |
| perilled11 | |
| perilous10 | fraught with danger |
| perilune10 | periapsis in orbit around the moon |
| perineal10 | of or relating to the perineum |
| perineum12 | the general region between the anus and the genital organs |
| periodic13 | happening or recurring at regular intervals |
| periodid12 | |
| periotic12 | |
| peripety15 | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripter12 | |
| periques19 | |
| perisarc12 | |
| perished14 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| perishes13 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| periwigs14 | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perjured18 | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perjurer17 | a person who deliberately gives false testimony |
| perjures17 | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perkiest14 | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness |
| perlites10 | |
| perlitic12 | |
| permeant12 | spreading or spread throughout |
| permease12 | |
| permeate12 | spread or diffuse through |
| permuted13 | change the order or arrangement of |
| permutes12 | change the order or arrangement of |
| peroneal10 | of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee |
| perorate10 | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| peroxide18 | 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 |
| peroxids18 | |
| perpends13 | |
| perpents12 | |
| persalts10 | |
| persists10 | continue to exist |
| personae10 | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| personal10 | a short newspaper article about a particular person or group |
| personas10 | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| perspire12 | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| perspiry15 | |
| persuade11 | win approval or support for |
| pertains10 | be relevant to |
| pertness10 | inappropriate playfulness |
| perturbs12 | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| perusals10 | reading carefully with intent to remember |
| perusers10 | |
| perusing11 | reading carefully with intent to remember |
| pervaded15 | spread or diffuse through |
| pervader14 | |
| pervades14 | spread or diffuse through |
| perverse13 | marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict |
| perverts13 | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
| pervious13 | admitting of passage or entrance |
| peskiest14 | causing irritation or annoyance |
| pestered11 | annoy persistently |
| pesterer10 | a persistently annoying person |
| pesthole13 | a breeding ground for epidemic disease |
| pestiest10 | |
| pestling11 | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
| petabyte15 | a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes |
| petaline10 | |
| petalled11 | (of flowers) having petals |
| petalody14 | |
| petaloid11 | resembling a flower petal |
| petalous10 | (of flowers) having petals |
| petcocks18 | regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining |
| petechia15 | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) |
| petering11 | |
| petiolar10 | |
| petioled11 | |
| petioles10 | the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf |
| petition10 | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| petnaper12 | |
| petrales10 | |
| petrolic12 | |
| petronel10 | |
| petrosal10 | |
| pettable12 | |
| pettedly14 | |
| pettiest10 | inferior in rank or status |
| pettifog14 | argue over petty things |
| pettings11 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
| pettling11 | |
| petulant10 | easily irritated or annoyed |
| petunias10 | any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers |
| petuntse10 | |
| petuntze19 | |
| pewterer13 | |
| peytrals13 | |
| peytrels13 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peached15 | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| peacher14 | |
| peaches14 | cultivated in temperate regions |
| peacing12 | |
| peacoat11 | a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket |
| peacock17 | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
| peafowl15 | very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
| peahens12 | female peafowl |
| peakier13 | |
| peaking14 | to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity |
| peakish16 | |
| pealike13 | |
| pealing10 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| peanuts9 | an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount |
| pearled10 | gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean |
| pearler9 | a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls |
| pearter9 | |
| peartly12 | |
| peasant9 | a country person |
| peascod12 | |
| peatier9 | |
| peaveys15 | a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
| peavies12 | a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
| pebbled14 | |
| pebbles13 | a small smooth rounded rock |
| peccant13 | liable to sin; - Sir Walter Scott |
| peccary16 | nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America |
| peccavi16 | |
| pechans14 | |
| peching15 | |
| peckers15 | obscene terms for penis |
| peckier15 | |
| pecking16 | hit lightly with a picking motion |
| peckish18 | somewhat hungry |
| pectase11 | |
| pectate11 | |
| pectens11 | |
| pectins11 | any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams |
| pectize20 | |
| peculia11 | |
| pedagog12 | someone who educates young people |
| pedaled11 | ride a bicycle |
| pedaler10 | a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
| pedalos10 | |
| pedants10 | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit |
| peddled12 | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| peddler11 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
| peddles11 | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| pedicab14 | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire |
| pedicel12 | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| pedicle12 | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| pedlars10 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
| pedlary13 | |
| pedlers10 | |
| pedlery13 | |
| pedocal12 | |
| peebeen11 | |
| peeking14 | throw a glance at; take a brief look at |
| peelers9 | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music |
| peeling10 | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales |
| peening10 | |
| peepers11 | a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others |
| peeping12 | look furtively |
| peepuls11 | fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists |
| peerage10 | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
| peeress9 | a woman of the peerage in Britain |
| peeries9 | |
| peering10 | look searchingly |
| peeving13 | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful |
| peevish15 | easily irritated or annoyed |
| peewees12 | disparaging terms for small people |
| peewits12 | large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
| pegging12 | succeed in obtaining a position |
| pegless10 | |
| peglike14 | |
| peining10 | |
| peising10 | |
| pekepoo15 | |
| pelages10 | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
| pelagic12 | relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean |
| pelican11 | large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish |
| pelisse9 | a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur |
| pelites9 | |
| pelitic11 | |
| pellets9 | a small sphere |
| pelmets11 | a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing |
| peloria9 | |
| peloric11 | |
| pelorus9 | |
| pelotas9 | a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket |
| peloton9 | |
| peltast9 | |
| peltate9 | (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) |
| pelters9 | a heavy rain |
| pelting10 | anything happening rapidly or in quick successive |
| pelvics14 | |
| pembina13 | |
| pemican13 | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians |
| pemphix23 | |
| penally12 | in a punishing manner |
| penalty12 | the act of punishing |
| penance11 | remorse for your past conduct |
| penangs10 | |
| penates9 | |
| pencels11 | |
| pencils11 | a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood |
| pendant10 | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
| pendent10 | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
| pending11 | awaiting conclusion or confirmation |
| penguin10 | short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers |
| penicil11 | |
| penises9 | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
| penlite9 | |
| penname11 | |
| pennant9 | the award given to the champion |
| pennate9 | having feathered wings |
| penners9 | |
| pennies9 | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound |
| pennine9 | |
| penning10 | the act of creating written works |
| pennons9 | a long flag; often tapering |
| penoche14 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| pensees9 | |
| pensile9 | |
| pensils9 | |
| pension9 | a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working |
| pensive12 | deeply or seriously thoughtful |
| penster9 | |
| pentads10 | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one |
| pentane9 | |
| pentene9 | |
| pentode10 | a thermionic tube having five electrodes |
| pentose9 | any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule |
| pentyls12 | |
| penuche14 | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| penuchi14 | |
| penults9 | the next to last syllable in a word |
| peonage10 | the condition of a peon |
| peonies9 | any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers |
| peonism11 | |
| peopled12 | fill with people |
| peopler11 | |
| peoples11 | the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group |
| pepinos11 | |
| peplums13 | a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse |
| peppers13 | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam |
| peppery16 | having the piquant burning taste of peppers |
| peppier13 | marked by lively action |
| peppily16 | |
| pepping14 | |
| pepsine11 | |
| pepsins11 | an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones |
| peptalk15 | |
| peptics13 | |
| peptide12 | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein |
| peptids12 | |
| peptize20 | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptone11 | any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids |
| peracid12 | |
| percale11 | a fine closely woven cotton fabric |
| percent11 | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percept13 | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| perched15 | sit, as on a branch |
| percher14 | a person situated on a perch |
| perches14 | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) |
| percoid12 | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes |
| percuss11 | strike or tap firmly |
| perdues10 | |
| perdure10 | |
| pereion9 | |
| pereons9 | |
| perfect14 | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perfidy16 | betrayal of a trust |
| perform14 | carry out or perform an action |
| perfume14 | a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| perfumy17 | |
| perfuse12 | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| pergola10 | a framework that supports climbing plants |
| perhaps14 | by chance |
| periapt11 | |
| peridia10 | outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi |
| peridot10 | a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone |
| perigee10 | periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth |
| perigon10 | an angle of 360 degrees |
| periled10 | pose a threat to; present a danger to |
| perilla9 | small genus of Asiatic herbs |
| perinea9 | the general region between the anus and the genital organs |
| periods10 | an amount of time |
| perique18 | |
| peritus9 | |
| periwig13 | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perjure16 | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perjury19 | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
| perkier13 | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness |
| perkily16 | in a perky manner |
| perking14 | gain or regain energy |
| perkish16 | |
| perlite9 | |
| permian11 | from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles |
| perming12 | give a permanent wave to |
| permits11 | a legal document giving official permission to do something |
| permute11 | change the order or arrangement of |
| pernods10 | (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise |
| peroral9 | |
| peroxid17 | |
| perpend12 | |
| perpent11 | |
| perplex18 | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| perries9 | United States philosopher (1876-1957) |
| perrons9 | |
| persalt9 | |
| persist9 | continue to exist |
| persona9 | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| persons9 | a human being |
| perspex18 | a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin |
| pertain9 | be relevant to |
| pertest9 | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality |
| perturb11 | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| peruked14 | wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perukes13 | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perusal9 | reading carefully with intent to remember |
| perused10 | examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| peruser9 | |
| peruses9 | a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries |
| pervade13 | spread or diffuse through |
| pervert12 | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
| pesades10 | |
| pesetas9 | formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos |
| pesewas12 | 100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana |
| peskier13 | causing irritation or annoyance |
| peskily16 | |
| pessary12 | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix |
| pesters9 | annoy persistently |
| pestier9 | |
| pestled10 | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
| pestles9 | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
| petaled10 | (of flowers) having petals |
| petards10 | an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall |
| petasos9 | |
| petasus9 | |
| petcock17 | regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining |
| petered10 | |
| petiole9 | the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf |
| petites9 | a garment size for short or slender women |
| petnaps11 | |
| petrale9 | |
| petrels9 | relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land |
| petrify15 | cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| petrols9 | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines |
| petrous9 | (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness |
| petsais9 | |
| petters9 | a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one |
| pettier9 | inferior in rank or status |
| pettily12 | in a petty way |
| petting10 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
| pettish12 | easily irritated or annoyed |
| pettled10 | |
| pettles9 | |
| petunia9 | any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers |
| pewters12 | any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead) |
| peyotes12 | a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons |
| peyotls12 | |
| peytral12 | |
| peytrel12 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peaced11 | |
| peaces10 | the state prevailing during the absence of war |
| peachy16 | very good |
| peages9 | |
| peahen11 | female peafowl |
| peaked13 | to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity |
| pealed9 | ring recurrently |
| peanut8 | underground pod of the peanut vine |
| pearls8 | a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel |
| pearly11 | informal terms for a human `tooth' |
| peasen8 | |
| peases8 | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| peavey14 | a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
| pebble12 | a small smooth rounded rock |
| pebbly15 | abounding in small stones |
| pecans10 | wood of a pecan tree |
| pechan13 | |
| peched14 | |
| pecked15 | hit lightly with a picking motion |
| pecker14 | obscene terms for penis |
| pecten10 | |
| pectic12 | of or relating to or derived from pectin |
| pectin10 | any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams |
| pedalo9 | |
| pedals9 | a sustained bass note |
| pedant9 | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit |
| pedate9 | of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided |
| peddle10 | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| pedlar9 | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
| pedler9 | |
| pedros9 | |
| peeing9 | informal terms for urination |
| peeked13 | throw a glance at; take a brief look at |
| peeled9 | strip the skin off |
| peeler8 | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music |
| peened9 | |
| peeped11 | look furtively |
| peeper10 | a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others |
| peepul10 | fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists |
| peered9 | look searchingly |
| peerie8 | |
| peeved12 | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful |
| peeves11 | an annoyed or irritated mood |
| peewee11 | disparaging terms for small people |
| peewit11 | large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
| pegbox18 | |
| pegged11 | succeed in obtaining a position |
| peined9 | |
| peised9 | |
| peises8 | United States architect (born in China in 1917) |
| pekans12 | large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal |
| pekins12 | |
| pekoes12 | a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java |
| pelage9 | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
| pelite8 | |
| pellet8 | a small sphere |
| pelmet10 | a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing |
| pelota8 | a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket |
| pelted9 | cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile |
| pelter8 | a heavy rain |
| peltry11 | |
| pelves11 | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
| pelvic13 | of or relating to the pelvis |
| pelvis11 | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
| penang9 | |
| pencel10 | |
| pencil10 | a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood |
| pended10 | |
| pengos9 | formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946 |
| penial8 | of or relating to the penis |
| penile8 | of or relating to the penis |
| penman10 | informal terms for journalists |
| penmen10 | informal terms for journalists |
| pennae8 | |
| penned9 | produce a literary work |
| penner8 | |
| pennia8 | 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland |
| pennis8 | 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland |
| pennon8 | a long flag; often tapering |
| pensee8 | |
| pensil8 | |
| pentad9 | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one |
| pentyl11 | |
| penult8 | the next to last syllable in a word |
| penury11 | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| peones8 | |
| people10 | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
| pepino10 | |
| peplos10 | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist |
| peplum12 | a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse |
| peplus10 | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist |
| pepped13 | |
| pepper12 | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam |
| pepsin10 | an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones |
| peptic12 | relating to or promoting digestion |
| peptid11 | |
| perdie9 | |
| perdue9 | |
| perdus9 | |
| pereia8 | |
| pereon8 | |
| perils8 | a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune |
| period9 | an amount of time |
| perish11 | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| periti8 | |
| perked13 | gain or regain energy |
| permed11 | give a permanent wave to |
| permit10 | a legal document giving official permission to do something |
| pernio8 | inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture |
| pernod9 | (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise |
| peroxy18 | |
| perron8 | |
| perses8 | |
| person8 | a human being |
| perter8 | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality |
| pertly11 | in an impudent or impertinent manner |
| peruke12 | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| peruse8 | examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| pesade9 | |
| peseta8 | formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos |
| pesewa11 | 100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana |
| pester8 | annoy persistently |
| pestle8 | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
| pestos8 | a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil |
| petals8 | part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored |
| petard9 | an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall |
| peters8 | disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope |
| petite8 | a garment size for short or slender women |
| petnap10 | |
| petrel8 | relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land |
| petrol8 | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines |
| petsai8 | |
| petted9 | stroke or caress gently |
| petter8 | a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one |
| pettle8 | |
| pewees11 | small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America |
| pewits11 | small black-headed European gull |
| pewter11 | any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead) |
| peyote11 | a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons |
| peyotl11 |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peace9 | the state prevailing during the absence of war |
| peach12 | cultivated in temperate regions |
| peage8 | |
| peags8 | small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency |
| peaks11 | the most extreme possible amount or value |
| peaky14 | having or as if having especially high-pitched spots |
| peals7 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| peans7 | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
| pearl7 | a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel |
| pears7 | sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties |
| peart7 | |
| pease7 | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| peats7 | partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried |
| peaty10 | of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat |
| peavy13 | a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
| pecan9 | wood of a pecan tree |
| pechs12 | |
| pecks13 | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
| pecky16 | |
| pedal8 | a sustained bass note |
| pedes8 | the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint |
| pedro8 | |
| peeks11 | a secret look |
| peels7 | British politician (1788-1850) |
| peens7 | the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) |
| peeps9 | the short weak cry of a young bird |
| peers7 | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| peery10 | |
| peeve10 | an annoyed or irritated mood |
| peins7 | |
| peise7 | |
| pekan11 | large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal |
| pekes11 | a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle |
| pekin11 | |
| pekoe11 | a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java |
| peles7 | |
| pelfs10 | informal terms for money |
| pelon7 | |
| pelts7 | the dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
| penal7 | of or relating to punishment |
| pence9 | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound |
| pends8 | |
| penes7 | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
| pengo8 | formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946 |
| penis7 | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
| penna7 | |
| penne7 | pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends |
| penni7 | 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland |
| penny10 | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound |
| peons7 | a laborer who is obliged to do menial work |
| peony10 | any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers |
| pepla9 | a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse |
| pepos9 | |
| peppy14 | marked by lively action |
| perch12 | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) |
| perdu8 | |
| perdy11 | |
| perea7 | |
| peres7 | |
| peril7 | a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune |
| peris7 | a beautiful and graceful girl |
| perks11 | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| perky14 | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness |
| perms9 | a city in the European part of Russia |
| perps9 | |
| perry10 | United States philosopher (1876-1957) |
| perse7 | |
| pervs10 | |
| pesky14 | causing irritation or annoyance |
| pesos7 | the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos |
| pesto7 | a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil |
| pests7 | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| pesty10 | |
| petal7 | part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored |
| peter7 | disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope |
| petit7 | |
| petti7 | |
| petto7 | |
| petty10 | larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) |
| pewee10 | small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America |
| pewit10 | small black-headed European gull |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peag7 | small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency |
| peak10 | the most extreme possible amount or value |
| peal6 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| pean6 | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
| pear6 | sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties |
| peas6 | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| peat6 | partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried |
| pech11 | |
| peck12 | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
| pecs8 | either of two large muscles of the chest |
| peds7 | |
| peed7 | eliminate urine |
| peek10 | a secret look |
| peel6 | British politician (1788-1850) |
| peen6 | the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) |
| peep8 | the short weak cry of a young bird |
| peer6 | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| pees6 | liquid excretory product |
| pegs7 | a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface |
| pehs9 | |
| pein6 | |
| peke10 | a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle |
| pele6 | |
| pelf9 | informal terms for money |
| pelt6 | the dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
| pend7 | |
| pens6 | a writing implement with a point from which ink flows |
| pent6 | produce a literary work |
| peon6 | a laborer who is obliged to do menial work |
| pepo8 | |
| peps8 | liveliness and energy |
| pere6 | |
| peri6 | a beautiful and graceful girl |
| perk10 | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| perm8 | a city in the European part of Russia |
| perp8 | |
| pert6 | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality |
| perv9 | |
| peso6 | the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos |
| pest6 | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| pets6 | a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement |
| pews9 | long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pea5 | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| pec7 | |
| ped6 | |
| pee5 | liquid excretory product |
| peg6 | a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface |
| peh8 | |
| pen5 | a writing implement with a point from which ink flows |
| pep7 | liveliness and energy |
| per5 | |
| pes5 | the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint |
| pet5 | a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement |
| pew8 | long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pe4 | the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peaceablenesses | 21p | a state that is calm and tranquil |
| pectinesterases | 19p | |
| pendulousnesses | 18p | |
| penetrabilities | 19p | the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
| pentobarbitones | 21p | |
| penuriousnesses | 17p | a state of lacking money |
| perdurabilities | 20p | the property of being extremely durable |
| perfectionistic | 24p | |
| perfunctoriness | 22p | |
| peripatetically | 24p | |
| perishabilities | 22p | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction |
| permanentnesses | 19p | |
| permissibleness | 21p | |
| perpendicularly | 25p | straight up or down without a break |
| persnicketiness | 23p | |
| personalization | 26p | |
| personification | 22p | a person who represents an abstract quality |
| perspicaciously | 26p | |
| perspicuousness | 21p | clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous |
| pervasivenesses | 23p | the quality of filling or spreading throughout |
| pervertednesses | 21p | |
| pessimistically | 24p | with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner |
| pestiferousness | 20p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peacefulnesses | 21p | a state that is calm and tranquil |
| pectinesterase | 18p | |
| pedestrianisms | 19p | |
| pelletizations | 25p | |
| penicillamines | 20p | a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis |
| penicillinases | 18p | enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
| penitentiaries | 16p | a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes |
| pentobarbitals | 20p | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
| pentobarbitone | 20p | |
| peptidoglycans | 25p | |
| perambulations | 20p | a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries |
| perceptibility | 25p | the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses |
| perceptiveness | 23p | a feeling of understanding |
| perceptivities | 23p | a feeling of understanding |
| percussionists | 18p | a musician who plays percussion instruments |
| percussiveness | 21p | |
| percutaneously | 21p | |
| peregrinations | 17p | traveling or wandering around |
| peremptoriness | 20p | |
| perfectibility | 26p | the capability of becoming perfect |
| perfectionisms | 23p | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable |
| perfectionists | 21p | a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards |
| perfectiveness | 24p | |
| perfectivities | 24p | |
| perfidiousness | 20p | betrayal of a trust |
| performability | 26p | |
| pericarditises | 19p | inflammation of the pericardium |
| perilousnesses | 16p | the state of being dangerous |
| periodizations | 26p | |
| periodontology | 21p | |
| perissodactyls | 22p | placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot |
| peritrichously | 24p | |
| permeabilities | 20p | the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) |
| permissibility | 23p | admissibility as a consequence of being permitted |
| permissiveness | 21p | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
| permittivities | 21p | |
| perniciousness | 18p | grave harmfulness or deadliness |
| perpendiculars | 21p | a straight line at right angles to another line |
| perseverations | 19p | the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it |
| personableness | 18p | the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive |
| perspicacities | 22p | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| persuasiveness | 19p | the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty |
| pertinaciously | 21p | in a dogged and pertinacious manner |
| perturbational | 18p | |
| perversenesses | 19p | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| perviousnesses | 19p | the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
| pestilentially | 19p | |
| petrifications | 21p | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| petrochemicals | 25p | any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas |
| petrochemistry | 26p | |
| petrographical | 24p | |
| petrologically | 22p | |
| pettifoggeries | 21p | a quarrel about petty points |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peaceableness | 19p | a state that is calm and tranquil |
| peacekeepings | 24p | the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) |
| pearlescences | 19p | |
| peculiarities | 17p | an odd or unusual characteristic |
| pedagogically | 23p | in a didactic manner |
| pedestrianism | 18p | |
| pediatricians | 18p | a specialist in the care of babies |
| peevishnesses | 21p | an irritable petulant feeling |
| pelletization | 24p | |
| penalizations | 24p | the act of punishing |
| pendulousness | 16p | |
| penetrability | 20p | the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
| penetratingly | 19p | with ability to see into deeply |
| penetrometers | 17p | |
| penicillamine | 19p | a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis |
| penicillinase | 17p | enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
| penitentially | 18p | showing remorse |
| pennywhistles | 24p | an inexpensive fipple flute |
| pensivenesses | 18p | persistent morbid meditation on a problem |
| pentapeptides | 20p | |
| pentaploidies | 18p | |
| pentobarbital | 19p | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
| penultimately | 20p | |
| penuriousness | 15p | a state of lacking money |
| peppergrasses | 20p | |
| pepperinesses | 19p | a hot spiciness |
| peptidoglycan | 24p | |
| peradventures | 19p | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case |
| perambulating | 20p | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perambulation | 19p | a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries |
| perambulators | 19p | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |
| perambulatory | 22p | |
| percussionist | 17p | a musician who plays percussion instruments |
| perdurability | 21p | the property of being extremely durable |
| peregrinating | 17p | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| peregrination | 16p | traveling or wandering around |
| perfectionism | 22p | a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable |
| perfectionist | 20p | a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards |
| perfectnesses | 20p | |
| performatives | 23p | |
| perfunctorily | 23p | in a set manner without serious attention |
| perfusionists | 18p | |
| perichondrium | 23p | |
| periodicities | 18p | the quality of recurring at regular intervals |
| periodization | 25p | |
| periodontally | 19p | |
| periodontists | 16p | a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth |
| periostitises | 15p | |
| perishability | 23p | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction |
| perissodactyl | 21p | placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot |
| peritonitises | 15p | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| permanentness | 17p | |
| permanganates | 18p | a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic |
| permutational | 17p | |
| perpendicular | 20p | a straight line at right angles to another line |
| perpetrations | 17p | the act of committing a crime |
| perpetuations | 17p | the act of prolonging something |
| perphenazines | 29p | tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults |
| perseverances | 20p | persistent determination |
| perseverating | 19p | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| perseveration | 18p | the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it |
| perseverative | 21p | |
| perseveringly | 22p | with perseverance |
| persistencies | 17p | persistent determination |
| personalising | 16p | make personal or more personal |
| personalistic | 17p | |
| personalities | 15p | the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual |
| personalizing | 25p | make personal or more personal |
| perspectively | 25p | |
| perspicacious | 21p | acutely insightful and wise |
| perspicuities | 19p | clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous |
| perspicuously | 22p | in a clear and lucid manner |
| perspirations | 17p | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands |
| pertinacities | 17p | persistent determination |
| perturbations | 17p | an unhappy and worried mental state |
| pervasiveness | 21p | the quality of filling or spreading throughout |
| pervertedness | 19p | |
| pestiferously | 21p | |
| petrifactions | 20p | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| petrification | 20p | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| petrochemical | 24p | any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas |
| petrographers | 21p | |
| petrographies | 21p | |
| pettifoggings | 21p | |
| pettishnesses | 18p | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peacefullest | 19p | |
| peacefulness | 19p | a state that is calm and tranquil |
| peacekeepers | 22p | a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area |
| peacekeeping | 23p | the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) |
| peacemakings | 23p | |
| peakednesses | 19p | |
| pearlescence | 18p | |
| peccadilloes | 19p | a petty misdeed |
| pectinaceous | 18p | |
| pectinations | 16p | |
| pedantically | 20p | in a pedantic manner |
| pedestalling | 16p | |
| pediatrician | 17p | a specialist in the care of babies |
| pedunculated | 18p | |
| pejoratively | 27p | in a pejorative manner |
| pelargoniums | 17p | geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated |
| penalization | 23p | the act of punishing |
| penetrations | 14p | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
| penetrometer | 16p | |
| penitentiary | 17p | a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes |
| pennycresses | 19p | any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi |
| pennyweights | 24p | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains |
| pennywhistle | 23p | an inexpensive fipple flute |
| pensionaries | 14p | the beneficiary of a pension fund |
| pentagonally | 18p | |
| pentahedrons | 18p | any polyhedron having five plane faces |
| pentamidines | 17p | |
| pentapeptide | 19p | |
| pentathletes | 17p | an athlete who competes in a pentathlon |
| pentazocines | 25p | analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine |
| pentlandites | 15p | a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel |
| peradventure | 18p | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case |
| perambulated | 19p | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perambulates | 18p | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perambulator | 18p | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |
| perceptional | 18p | |
| perceptively | 24p | in a perceptive manner |
| perceptivity | 24p | a feeling of understanding |
| perceptually | 21p | with regard to perception |
| perchlorates | 19p | a salt of perchloric acid |
| percipiences | 20p | |
| percipiently | 21p | |
| percolations | 16p | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium |
| percussively | 22p | |
| percutaneous | 16p | through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) |
| peregrinated | 16p | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| peregrinates | 15p | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| peremptorily | 21p | in an imperative and commanding manner |
| perennations | 14p | the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant) |
| perestroikas | 18p | an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy |
| perfectively | 25p | |
| perfectivity | 25p | |
| perfidiously | 21p | in a perfidious manner |
| perforations | 17p | a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place |
| performances | 21p | a dramatic or musical entertainment |
| performative | 22p | |
| performatory | 22p | |
| perfusionist | 17p | |
| pericarditis | 17p | inflammation of the pericardium |
| perichondral | 20p | |
| perichondria | 20p | |
| perilousness | 14p | the state of being dangerous |
| periodically | 20p | in a sporadic manner |
| periodontics | 17p | the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth |
| periodontist | 15p | a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth |
| perionychium | 24p | |
| peripatetics | 18p | a person who walks from place to place |
| peripherally | 22p | in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship |
| periphrastic | 21p | roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; ; -T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic) |
| peritoneally | 17p | |
| peritrichous | 19p | covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella |
| perjuriously | 24p | |
| permanencies | 18p | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permanganate | 17p | a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic |
| permeability | 21p | the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) |
| permissively | 22p | in a permissive manner |
| permittivity | 22p | |
| permutations | 16p | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
| perniciously | 19p | in a harmfully insidious manner |
| perorational | 14p | |
| perpetrating | 17p | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetration | 16p | the act of committing a crime |
| perpetrators | 16p | someone who perpetrates wrongdoing |
| perpetuating | 17p | cause to continue or prevail |
| perpetuation | 16p | the act of prolonging something |
| perpetuators | 16p | |
| perpetuities | 16p | the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) |
| perphenazine | 28p | tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults |
| perplexities | 23p | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
| persecutions | 16p | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| perseverance | 19p | persistent determination |
| perseverated | 18p | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| perseverates | 17p | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| persistences | 16p | the property of a continuous and connected period of time |
| persistently | 17p | in a persistent manner |
| personalised | 15p | make personal or more personal |
| personalises | 14p | make personal or more personal |
| personalisms | 16p | |
| personalists | 14p | |
| personalized | 24p | make personal or more personal |
| personalizes | 23p | make personal or more personal |
| personalties | 14p | movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
| personations | 14p | imitating the mannerisms of another person |
| personifiers | 17p | |
| personifying | 21p | invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| perspectival | 21p | |
| perspectives | 21p | a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
| perspicacity | 23p | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| perspiration | 16p | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands |
| perspiratory | 19p | |
| persuasively | 20p | in a persuasive manner |
| pertinacious | 16p | stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot |
| pertinencies | 16p | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| perturbation | 16p | an unhappy and worried mental state |
| perverseness | 17p | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| perversities | 17p | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| perviousness | 17p | the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.) |
| pestilential | 14p | likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift |
| petitenesses | 14p | the property of being very small in size |
| petrifaction | 19p | the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| petrodollars | 15p | |
| petrogeneses | 15p | |
| petrogenesis | 15p | |
| petrogenetic | 17p | |
| petrographer | 20p | |
| petrographic | 22p | |
| petrological | 17p | |
| petrologists | 15p | |
| pettifoggers | 19p | a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods |
| pettifoggery | 22p | a quarrel about petty points |
| pettifogging | 20p | argue over petty things |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peacefuller | 18p | |
| peacekeeper | 21p | a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area |
| peacemakers | 21p | someone who tries to bring peace |
| peacemaking | 22p | |
| peacockiest | 21p | |
| pearlescent | 15p | having a play of lustrous rainbow colors |
| peartnesses | 13p | |
| peasantries | 13p | the class of peasants |
| peashooters | 16p | |
| peccadillos | 18p | a petty misdeed |
| peckerwoods | 23p | bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects |
| pectination | 15p | |
| peculations | 15p | the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
| peculiarity | 18p | an odd or unusual characteristic |
| pecuniarily | 18p | |
| pedagogical | 18p | of or relating to pedagogy |
| pederasties | 14p | sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) |
| pedestaling | 15p | |
| pedestalled | 15p | |
| pedestrians | 14p | a person who travels by foot |
| pediatrists | 14p | a specialist in the care of babies |
| pedicellate | 16p | |
| pediculates | 16p | |
| pediculoses | 16p | |
| pediculosis | 16p | infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching |
| pedicurists | 16p | |
| pedogeneses | 15p | |
| pedogenesis | 15p | |
| pedogenetic | 17p | |
| pedological | 17p | |
| pedologists | 15p | |
| pedophiliac | 21p | |
| pedophilias | 19p | a sexual attraction to children |
| pedunculate | 16p | having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk |
| peevishness | 19p | an irritable petulant feeling |
| pejoratives | 23p | |
| pelargonium | 16p | geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated |
| pelletising | 14p | |
| pelletizers | 22p | |
| pelletizing | 23p | |
| pellitories | 13p | herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers |
| pelycosaurs | 18p | large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America |
| pemphiguses | 21p | a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane |
| pencillings | 16p | |
| pendentives | 17p | |
| penetrances | 15p | |
| penetrating | 14p | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penetration | 13p | an attack that penetrates into enemy territory |
| penetrative | 16p | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
| penicillate | 15p | |
| penicillins | 15p | any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases |
| penicillium | 17p | genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin |
| penitential | 13p | showing or constituting penance |
| penmanships | 20p | beautiful handwriting |
| pennyroyals | 19p | Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil |
| pennyweight | 23p | a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains |
| pennyworths | 22p | the amount that can be bought for a penny |
| penological | 16p | |
| penologists | 14p | a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management |
| pensionable | 15p | entitled to receive a pension |
| pensionless | 13p | |
| pensiveness | 16p | persistent morbid meditation on a problem |
| pentagonals | 14p | |
| pentahedral | 17p | |
| pentahedron | 17p | any polyhedron having five plane faces |
| pentameries | 15p | |
| pentamerous | 15p | divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members |
| pentameters | 15p | a verse line having five metrical feet |
| pentamidine | 16p | |
| pentaploids | 16p | |
| pentaploidy | 19p | |
| pentarchies | 18p | |
| pentathlete | 16p | an athlete who competes in a pentathlon |
| pentathlons | 16p | an athletic contest consisting of five different events |
| pentavalent | 16p | having a valence of five |
| pentazocine | 24p | analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine |
| pentlandite | 14p | a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel |
| pentstemons | 15p | |
| penultimate | 15p | the next to last syllable in a word |
| penuriously | 16p | in a penurious manner |
| peoplehoods | 19p | |
| pepperboxes | 26p | |
| peppercorns | 19p | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground |
| peppergrass | 18p | |
| pepperiness | 17p | a hot spiciness |
| peppermints | 19p | herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring |
| pepperminty | 22p | |
| peppertrees | 17p | |
| peppinesses | 17p | liveliness and energy |
| pepsinating | 16p | |
| pepsinogens | 16p | precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach |
| peptonizing | 25p | |
| perambulate | 17p | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property) |
| perceivable | 20p | capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing |
| perceivably | 23p | |
| percentages | 16p | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percentiles | 15p | (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 |
| perceptible | 19p | capable of being perceived by the mind or senses |
| perceptibly | 22p | in a noticeable manner |
| perceptions | 17p | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| perchlorate | 18p | a salt of perchloric acid |
| percipience | 19p | |
| percipients | 17p | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
| percolating | 16p | permeate or penetrate gradually |
| percolation | 15p | the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium |
| percolators | 15p | a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans |
| percussions | 15p | the act of playing a percussion instrument |
| peregrinate | 14p | travel around, through, or over, especially on foot |
| perennating | 14p | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perennation | 13p | the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant) |
| perennially | 16p | in a perennial manner; repeatedly |
| perestroika | 17p | an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy |
| perfectible | 20p | capable of becoming or being made perfect |
| perfections | 18p | the state of being without a flaw or defect |
| perfectives | 21p | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perfectness | 18p | |
| perforating | 17p | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| perforation | 16p | a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place |
| perforators | 16p | |
| performable | 20p | |
| performance | 20p | a dramatic or musical entertainment |
| perfumeries | 18p | perfumes in general |
| perfunctory | 21p | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough |
| pericardial | 16p | located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium |
| pericardium | 18p | a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart |
| pericranial | 15p | |
| pericranium | 17p | |
| peridotites | 14p | a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine |
| peridotitic | 16p | |
| perimetries | 15p | |
| perinatally | 16p | |
| perineurium | 15p | the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers |
| periodicals | 16p | a publication that appears at fixed intervals |
| periodicity | 19p | the quality of recurring at regular intervals |
| periodontal | 14p | of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics |
| perionychia | 21p | |
| periostitis | 13p | |
| peripatetic | 17p | a person who walks from place to place |
| peripatuses | 15p | any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms |
| peripeteias | 15p | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripherals | 18p | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer |
| peripheries | 18p | the outside boundary or surface of something |
| periphrases | 18p | a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things |
| periphrasis | 18p | a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things |
| periphytons | 21p | |
| perishables | 18p | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated |
| peristalses | 13p | the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along |
| peristalsis | 13p | the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along |
| peristaltic | 15p | |
| peristomial | 15p | |
| perithecial | 18p | |
| perithecium | 20p | flask-shaped ascocarp |
| peritoneums | 15p | a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera |
| peritonitis | 13p | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| periwinkles | 20p | chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers |
| perkinesses | 17p | cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface |
| permafrosts | 18p | ground that is permanently frozen |
| permanences | 17p | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permanently | 18p | for a long time without essential change |
| permeations | 15p | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| permethrins | 18p | |
| permillages | 16p | |
| permissible | 17p | that may be permitted especially as according to rule |
| permissibly | 20p | in a permissible manner |
| permissions | 15p | approval to do something |
| permutation | 15p | an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
| perorations | 13p | a flowery and highly rhetorical oration |
| perovskites | 20p | |
| peroxidases | 21p | any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide |
| peroxisomal | 22p | |
| peroxisomes | 22p | |
| perpetrated | 16p | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetrates | 15p | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetrator | 15p | someone who perpetrates wrongdoing |
| perpetually | 18p | everlastingly; for all time; - Stuart Chase |
| perpetuated | 16p | cause to continue or prevail |
| perpetuates | 15p | cause to continue or prevail |
| perpetuator | 15p | |
| perplexedly | 26p | in a perplexed manner |
| perquisites | 22p | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| persecutees | 15p | cause to suffer |
| persecuting | 16p | cause to suffer |
| persecution | 15p | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) |
| persecutive | 18p | |
| persecutors | 15p | someone who torments |
| persecutory | 18p | |
| perseverate | 16p | psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus |
| persevering | 17p | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| persiflages | 17p | light teasing |
| persistence | 15p | the property of a continuous and connected period of time |
| persistency | 18p | persistent determination |
| persnickety | 22p | (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; -Laurent Le Sage |
| personalise | 13p | make personal or more personal |
| personalism | 15p | |
| personalist | 13p | |
| personality | 16p | the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual |
| personalize | 22p | make personal or more personal |
| personating | 14p | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| personation | 13p | imitating the mannerisms of another person |
| personative | 16p | |
| personators | 13p | |
| personhoods | 17p | being a person |
| personified | 17p | invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| personifier | 16p | |
| personifies | 16p | invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| perspective | 20p | a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
| perspicuity | 20p | clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous |
| perspicuous | 17p | (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton |
| persuadable | 16p | being susceptible to persuasion |
| persuasible | 15p | being susceptible to persuasion |
| persuasions | 13p | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action |
| pertinacity | 18p | persistent determination |
| pertinences | 15p | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| pertinently | 16p | in a pertinent way |
| perturbable | 17p | |
| pertussises | 13p | a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane |
| pervasively | 22p | in a pervasive manner |
| perversions | 16p | a curve that reverses the direction of something |
| pervertedly | 20p | |
| peskinesses | 17p | |
| pessimistic | 17p | expecting the worst possible outcome |
| pestiferous | 16p | contaminated with infecting organisms; ; - Jane Austen |
| pestilences | 15p | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| pestilently | 16p | |
| petahertzes | 25p | |
| petitionary | 16p | of the nature of or expressing a petition |
| petitioners | 13p | one praying humbly for something |
| petitioning | 14p | write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing |
| petrodollar | 14p | |
| petrogenies | 14p | |
| petroglyphs | 22p | a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) |
| petrography | 22p | |
| petrolatums | 15p | a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication |
| petrologies | 14p | the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification |
| petrologist | 14p | |
| petticoated | 16p | wearing or furnished with a petticoat |
| pettifogged | 19p | argue over petty things |
| pettifogger | 18p | a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods |
| pettinesses | 13p | narrowness of mind or ideas or views |
| pettishness | 16p | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger |
| petulancies | 15p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peacefully | 20p | in a peaceful manner |
| peacemaker | 20p | someone who tries to bring peace |
| peacetimes | 16p | a period of time during which there is no war |
| peachblows | 22p | |
| peacockier | 20p | |
| peacocking | 21p | |
| peacockish | 23p | |
| peakedness | 17p | |
| pearlashes | 15p | |
| peashooter | 15p | |
| peasoupers | 14p | |
| peccadillo | 17p | a petty misdeed |
| peccancies | 18p | |
| peckerwood | 22p | bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects |
| peculating | 15p | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peculation | 14p | the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
| peculators | 14p | someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use |
| peculiarly | 17p | uniquely or characteristically; ; ; - John Knowles |
| pedagogics | 17p | the principles and methods of instruction |
| pedagogies | 15p | the principles and methods of instruction |
| pedagogues | 15p | someone who educates young people |
| pedantries | 13p | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning |
| peddleries | 14p | |
| pederastic | 15p | of homosexuality between a man and a boy |
| pedestaled | 14p | |
| pedestrian | 13p | a person who travels by foot |
| pediatrics | 15p | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
| pediatrist | 13p | a specialist in the care of babies |
| pediculate | 15p | |
| pediculous | 15p | |
| pedicuring | 16p | care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. |
| pedicurist | 15p | |
| pedimental | 15p | |
| pedimented | 16p | |
| pedologies | 14p | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
| pedologist | 14p | |
| pedometers | 15p | measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking |
| pedophiles | 18p | an adult who is sexually attracted to children |
| pedophilia | 18p | a sexual attraction to children |
| pedophilic | 20p | |
| peduncular | 15p | |
| pegmatites | 15p | a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements |
| pegmatitic | 17p | |
| pejorative | 22p | expressing disapproval |
| pelecypods | 20p | marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together |
| pellagrins | 13p | |
| pellagrous | 13p | |
| pelletised | 13p | |
| pelletises | 12p | |
| pelletized | 22p | |
| pelletizer | 21p | |
| pelletizes | 21p | |
| pellucidly | 18p | in a clear and lucid manner |
| peltations | 12p | |
| pelycosaur | 17p | large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America |
| penalising | 13p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalities | 12p | |
| penalizing | 22p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| pencilings | 15p | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| pencillers | 14p | |
| pencilling | 15p | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| pendencies | 15p | |
| pendentive | 16p | |
| pendragons | 14p | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons |
| peneplains | 14p | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| peneplanes | 14p | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| penetrable | 14p | admitting of penetration or passage into or through |
| penetralia | 12p | the innermost parts |
| penetrance | 14p | |
| penetrants | 12p | |
| penetrated | 13p | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penetrates | 12p | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penholders | 16p | |
| penicillia | 14p | genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin |
| penicillin | 14p | any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases |
| peninsular | 12p | of or forming or resembling a peninsula |
| peninsulas | 12p | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water |
| penitences | 14p | remorse for your past conduct |
| penitently | 15p | showing remorse |
| penmanship | 19p | beautiful handwriting |
| pennoncels | 14p | a small pennant borne on a lance |
| pennycress | 17p | any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi |
| pennyroyal | 18p | Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil |
| pennyworth | 21p | the amount that can be bought for a penny |
| pennyworts | 18p | |
| penologies | 13p | the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation |
| penologist | 13p | a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management |
| pensionary | 15p | the beneficiary of a pension fund |
| pensioners | 12p | the beneficiary of a pension fund |
| pensioning | 13p | grant a pension to |
| penstemons | 14p | large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America |
| pentagonal | 13p | of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon |
| pentagrams | 15p | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentahedra | 16p | any polyhedron having five plane faces |
| pentameter | 14p | a verse line having five metrical feet |
| pentangles | 13p | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentaploid | 15p | |
| pentathlon | 15p | an athletic contest consisting of five different events |
| pentatonic | 14p | relating to a pentatonic scale |
| penthouses | 15p | an apartment located on the top floors of a building |
| pentosides | 13p | |
| pentoxides | 20p | an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
| pentstemon | 14p | |
| penultimas | 14p | the next to last syllable in a word |
| peoplehood | 18p | |
| peopleless | 14p | |
| peperomias | 16p | any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage |
| peppercorn | 18p | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground |
| peppermint | 18p | herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring |
| pepperonis | 16p | a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) |
| peppertree | 16p | |
| pepsinated | 15p | |
| pepsinates | 14p | |
| pepsinogen | 15p | precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach |
| peptalking | 19p | |
| peptidases | 15p | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| peptonized | 24p | |
| peptonizes | 23p | |
| perborates | 14p | |
| percalines | 14p | |
| perceivers | 17p | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
| perceiving | 18p | to become aware of through the senses |
| percentage | 15p | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percentile | 14p | (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 |
| perception | 16p | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| perceptive | 19p | of or relating to perception |
| perceptual | 16p | of or relating to the act of perceiving |
| percipient | 16p | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
| percolated | 15p | permeate or penetrate gradually |
| percolates | 14p | the product of percolation |
| percolator | 14p | a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans |
| percussing | 15p | strike or tap firmly |
| percussion | 14p | the act of playing a percussion instrument |
| percussive | 17p | involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments |
| percussors | 14p | (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes |
| perditions | 13p | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson |
| perdurable | 15p | very long lasting |
| perdurably | 18p | |
| peregrines | 13p | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry |
| pereiopods | 15p | |
| peremptory | 19p | offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power |
| perennated | 13p | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perennates | 12p | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perennials | 12p | (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more |
| perfecters | 17p | a skilled worker who perfects something |
| perfectest | 17p | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish |
| perfecting | 18p | make perfect or complete |
| perfection | 17p | the state of being without a flaw or defect |
| perfective | 20p | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perfidious | 16p | tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans |
| perfoliate | 15p | (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem |
| perforated | 16p | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| perforates | 15p | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| perforator | 15p | |
| performers | 17p | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
| performing | 18p | the performance of a part or role in a drama |
| perfusates | 15p | |
| perfusions | 15p | pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) |
| pericardia | 15p | a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart |
| pericrania | 14p | |
| pericycles | 19p | |
| pericyclic | 21p | |
| peridotite | 13p | a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine |
| perigynies | 16p | |
| perigynous | 16p | |
| perihelial | 15p | |
| perihelion | 15p | periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun |
| perikaryal | 19p | |
| perikaryon | 19p | |
| perilously | 15p | in a dangerous manner |
| perilymphs | 22p | the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear |
| perimeters | 14p | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary |
| perimorphs | 19p | |
| perimysium | 19p | the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers |
| perineuria | 12p | |
| periodates | 13p | |
| periodical | 15p | a publication that appears at fixed intervals |
| periosteal | 12p | |
| periosteum | 14p | a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone |
| peripeteia | 14p | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripetias | 14p | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripeties | 14p | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripheral | 17p | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer |
| periphytic | 22p | |
| periphyton | 20p | |
| periplasms | 16p | |
| periplasts | 14p | |
| periscopes | 16p | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field |
| periscopic | 18p | |
| perishable | 17p | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated |
| peristomes | 14p | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule |
| peristyles | 15p | a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court |
| perithecia | 17p | flask-shaped ascocarp |
| peritoneal | 12p | of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum |
| peritoneum | 14p | a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera |
| peritricha | 17p | |
| peritrichs | 17p | |
| periwigged | 18p | wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| periwinkle | 19p | chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers |
| perjurious | 19p | |
| permafrost | 17p | ground that is permanently frozen |
| permalloys | 17p | an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized |
| permanence | 16p | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permanency | 19p | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration |
| permanents | 14p | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals |
| permeances | 16p | |
| permeating | 15p | spread or diffuse through |
| permeation | 14p | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| permeative | 17p | spreading or spread throughout |
| permeators | 14p | |
| permethrin | 17p | |
| permillage | 15p | |
| permission | 14p | approval to do something |
| permissive | 17p | not preventive |
| permittees | 14p | |
| permitters | 14p | |
| permitting | 15p | consent to, give permission |
| permutable | 16p | capable of changing sequence |
| pernicious | 14p | exceedingly harmful |
| pernickety | 21p | characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details |
| perorating | 13p | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| peroration | 12p | a flowery and highly rhetorical oration |
| perorators | 12p | |
| perovskite | 19p | |
| peroxidase | 20p | any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide |
| peroxiding | 21p | bleach with peroxide |
| peroxisome | 21p | |
| perpending | 16p | |
| perpetrate | 14p | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| perpetuals | 14p | |
| perpetuate | 14p | cause to continue or prevail |
| perpetuity | 17p | the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) |
| perplexers | 21p | |
| perplexing | 22p | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| perplexity | 24p | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
| perquisite | 21p | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| persecuted | 15p | cause to suffer |
| persecutee | 14p | |
| persecutes | 14p | cause to suffer |
| persecutor | 14p | someone who torments |
| persevered | 16p | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| perseveres | 15p | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| persiflage | 16p | light teasing |
| persimmons | 16p | any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros |
| persistent | 12p | never-ceasing |
| persisters | 12p | |
| persisting | 13p | continue to exist |
| personable | 14p | (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality |
| personages | 13p | another word for person; a person not meriting identification |
| personally | 15p | as yourself |
| personalty | 15p | movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
| personated | 13p | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| personates | 12p | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| personator | 12p | |
| personhood | 16p | being a person |
| personnels | 12p | group of people willing to obey orders |
| perspiring | 15p | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| persuaders | 13p | someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on |
| persuading | 14p | win approval or support for |
| persuasion | 12p | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action |
| persuasive | 15p | intended or having the power to induce action or belief |
| pertaining | 13p | be relevant to |
| pertinence | 14p | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| pertinency | 17p | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand |
| pertnesses | 12p | inappropriate playfulness |
| perturbers | 14p | |
| perturbing | 15p | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| pervasions | 15p | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| perversely | 18p | deliberately deviant |
| perversion | 15p | a curve that reverses the direction of something |
| perversity | 18p | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| perversive | 18p | tending to corrupt or pervert |
| perverters | 15p | |
| perverting | 16p | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| pessimisms | 16p | the feeling that things will turn out badly |
| pessimists | 14p | a person who expects the worst |
| pesthouses | 15p | hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) |
| pesticides | 15p | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
| pestilence | 14p | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| petalodies | 13p | |
| petiolules | 12p | the stalk of a leaflet |
| petiteness | 12p | the property of being very small in size |
| petitioned | 13p | write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing |
| petitioner | 12p | one praying humbly for something |
| petnapings | 15p | |
| petnappers | 16p | |
| petnapping | 17p | |
| petrifiers | 15p | |
| petrifying | 19p | cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| petroglyph | 21p | a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) |
| petrolatum | 14p | a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication |
| petroleums | 14p | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
| petrologic | 15p | |
| petticoats | 14p | undergarment worn under a skirt |
| petulances | 14p | an irritable petulant feeling |
| petulantly | 15p | in a petulant manner |
| pewholders | 19p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peaceable | 15p | inclined or disposed to peace |
| peaceably | 18p | in a peaceable manner |
| peaceniks | 17p | someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations |
| peacetime | 15p | a period of time during which there is no war |
| peachblow | 21p | |
| peachiest | 16p | very good |
| peacocked | 20p | |
| pearliest | 11p | of a white the color of pearls |
| pearlites | 11p | a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron |
| pearlitic | 13p | |
| pearlized | 21p | |
| pearmains | 13p | any of several varieties of apples with red skins |
| peartness | 11p | |
| pearwoods | 15p | |
| peasantry | 14p | the class of peasants |
| peasecods | 14p | husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas |
| peasouper | 13p | |
| pebbliest | 15p | |
| peccantly | 18p | |
| peccaries | 15p | nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America |
| peckishly | 23p | |
| pecorinos | 13p | |
| pectinate | 13p | like a comb |
| pectinous | 13p | |
| pectizing | 23p | |
| pectorals | 13p | either of two large muscles of the chest |
| peculated | 14p | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peculates | 13p | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peculator | 13p | someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use |
| peculiars | 13p | |
| pecuniary | 16p | relating to or involving money |
| pedagogic | 16p | of or relating to pedagogy |
| pedagogue | 14p | someone who educates young people |
| pedalfers | 15p | |
| pedaliers | 12p | |
| pedallers | 12p | a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
| pedalling | 13p | ride a bicycle |
| pederasts | 12p | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner |
| pederasty | 15p | sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) |
| pedestals | 12p | a support or foundation |
| pediatric | 14p | of or relating to the medical care of children |
| pedicular | 14p | |
| pedicured | 15p | care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. |
| pedicures | 14p | professional care for the feet and toenails |
| pedigreed | 14p | having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal |
| pedigrees | 13p | the descendants of one individual |
| pediments | 14p | a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof |
| pedipalps | 16p | |
| pedlaries | 12p | |
| pedleries | 12p | |
| pedocalic | 16p | |
| pedogenic | 15p | |
| pedologic | 15p | |
| pedometer | 14p | measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking |
| pedophile | 17p | an adult who is sexually attracted to children |
| pedorthic | 17p | |
| peduncled | 15p | |
| peduncles | 14p | the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body |
| peekaboos | 17p | a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo! |
| peekapoos | 17p | |
| peepholes | 16p | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep |
| peepshows | 19p | an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass |
| peeresses | 11p | a woman of the peerage in Britain |
| peesweeps | 16p | |
| peetweets | 14p | |
| peevishly | 20p | in a peevish manner |
| pegboards | 15p | a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted |
| peglegged | 15p | |
| pegmatite | 14p | a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements |
| peignoirs | 12p | a loose dressing gown for women |
| pelecypod | 19p | marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together |
| pelerines | 11p | |
| pellagras | 12p | a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments |
| pellagrin | 12p | |
| pelleting | 12p | |
| pelletise | 11p | |
| pelletize | 20p | |
| pellicles | 13p | thin protective membrane in some protozoa |
| pellitory | 14p | herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers |
| pellmells | 13p | |
| peloruses | 11p | |
| peltately | 14p | |
| peltation | 11p | |
| peltering | 12p | |
| pemmicans | 17p | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians |
| pemolines | 13p | |
| pemphigus | 19p | a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane |
| pemphixes | 25p | |
| penalised | 12p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalises | 11p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalized | 21p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalizes | 20p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penalties | 11p | the act of punishing |
| penancing | 14p | |
| penchants | 16p | a strong liking |
| pencilers | 13p | |
| penciling | 14p | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| pencilled | 14p | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| penciller | 13p | |
| pendantly | 15p | |
| pendently | 15p | |
| pendragon | 13p | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons |
| pendulous | 12p | having branches or flower heads that bend downward |
| pendulums | 14p | an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity |
| peneplain | 13p | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| peneplane | 13p | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements |
| penetrant | 11p | |
| penetrate | 11p | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| penholder | 15p | |
| peninsula | 11p | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water |
| penitence | 13p | remorse for your past conduct |
| penitents | 11p | (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) |
| penknives | 18p | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens |
| penlights | 15p | a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen |
| penniless | 11p | not having enough money to pay for necessities |
| pennoncel | 13p | a small pennant borne on a lance |
| pennywise | 17p | |
| pennywort | 17p | |
| penoncels | 13p | a small pennant borne on a lance |
| penpoints | 13p | |
| pensioned | 12p | grant a pension to |
| pensioner | 11p | the beneficiary of a pension fund |
| pensiones | 11p | grant a pension to |
| pensively | 17p | in a pensive manner |
| penstemon | 13p | large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America |
| penstocks | 17p | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |
| pentacles | 13p | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentagons | 12p | a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| pentagram | 14p | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentamery | 16p | |
| pentangle | 12p | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentanols | 11p | |
| pentarchs | 16p | |
| pentarchy | 19p | |
| penthouse | 14p | an apartment located on the top floors of a building |
| pentosans | 11p | |
| pentoside | 12p | |
| pentoxide | 19p | an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
| penuchles | 16p | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| penuckles | 17p | |
| penultima | 13p | the next to last syllable in a word |
| penumbrae | 15p | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| penumbral | 15p | of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| penumbras | 15p | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| penurious | 11p | not having enough money to pay for necessities |
| peperomia | 15p | any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage |
| peperonis | 13p | |
| peponidas | 14p | |
| peponiums | 15p | |
| pepperbox | 24p | |
| pepperers | 15p | |
| peppering | 16p | add pepper to |
| pepperoni | 15p | a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) |
| peppiness | 15p | liveliness and energy |
| pepsinate | 13p | |
| peptalked | 18p | |
| peptidase | 14p | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| peptizers | 22p | |
| peptizing | 23p | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptonize | 22p | |
| perborate | 13p | |
| percaline | 13p | |
| perceived | 17p | to become aware of through the senses |
| perceiver | 16p | a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
| perceives | 16p | to become aware of through the senses |
| percental | 13p | |
| perchance | 18p | through chance, |
| percolate | 13p | the product of percolation |
| percussed | 14p | strike or tap firmly |
| percusses | 13p | strike or tap firmly |
| percussor | 13p | (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes |
| perdition | 12p | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson |
| perduring | 13p | |
| peregrine | 12p | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry |
| peregrins | 12p | |
| pereiopod | 14p | |
| perennate | 11p | survive from season to season, of plants |
| perennial | 11p | (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more |
| pereopods | 14p | |
| perfectas | 16p | a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order |
| perfected | 17p | make perfect or complete |
| perfecter | 16p | a skilled worker who perfects something |
| perfectly | 19p | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers |
| perfectos | 16p | |
| perfervid | 18p | characterized by intense emotion |
| perfidies | 15p | betrayal of a trust |
| perforate | 14p | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation |
| performed | 17p | carry out or perform an action |
| performer | 16p | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
| perfumers | 16p | a person who makes (and sells) perfumes |
| perfumery | 19p | perfumes in general |
| perfuming | 17p | fill or impregnate with an odor |
| perfusate | 14p | |
| perfusing | 15p | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| perfusion | 14p | pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) |
| perfusive | 17p | |
| perhapses | 16p | |
| perianths | 14p | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils |
| periapses | 13p | |
| periapsis | 13p | (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited |
| periblems | 15p | |
| pericarps | 15p | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
| pericopae | 15p | |
| pericopal | 15p | |
| pericopes | 15p | |
| pericopic | 17p | |
| pericycle | 18p | |
| periderms | 14p | |
| peridotic | 14p | |
| perihelia | 14p | periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun |
| perikarya | 18p | |
| perilling | 12p | |
| perilunes | 11p | periapsis in orbit around the moon |
| perilymph | 21p | the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear |
| perimeter | 13p | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary |
| perimetry | 16p | |
| perimorph | 18p | |
| perimysia | 16p | |
| perinatal | 11p | occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after) |
| periodate | 12p | |
| periodids | 13p | |
| periostea | 11p | a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone |
| peripatus | 13p | any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms |
| peripetia | 13p | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| periphery | 19p | the outside boundary or surface of something |
| periplasm | 15p | |
| periplast | 13p | |
| peripters | 13p | |
| perisarcs | 13p | |
| periscope | 15p | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field |
| perishing | 15p | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| peristome | 13p | (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule |
| peristyle | 14p | a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court |
| peritonea | 11p | a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera |
| peritrich | 16p | |
| perjurers | 18p | a person who deliberately gives false testimony |
| perjuries | 18p | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
| perjuring | 19p | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perkiness | 15p | cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface |
| permalloy | 16p | an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized |
| permanent | 13p | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals |
| permeable | 15p | allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through |
| permeably | 18p | |
| permeance | 15p | |
| permeases | 13p | |
| permeated | 14p | spread or diffuse through |
| permeates | 13p | spread or diffuse through |
| permeator | 13p | |
| permitted | 14p | consent to, give permission |
| permittee | 13p | |
| permitter | 13p | |
| permuting | 14p | change the order or arrangement of |
| perniones | 11p | |
| perorally | 14p | |
| perorated | 12p | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| perorates | 11p | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| perorator | 11p | |
| peroxided | 20p | bleach with peroxide |
| peroxides | 19p | 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 |
| peroxidic | 21p | |
| perpended | 15p | |
| perpetual | 13p | continuing forever or indefinitely |
| perplexed | 21p | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| perplexer | 20p | |
| perplexes | 20p | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| persecute | 13p | cause to suffer |
| persevere | 14p | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| persimmon | 15p | any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros |
| persisted | 12p | continue to exist |
| persister | 11p | |
| personage | 12p | another word for person; a person not meriting identification |
| personals | 11p | a short newspaper article about a particular person or group |
| personate | 11p | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
| personify | 17p | invest with or as with a body; give body to |
| personnel | 11p | group of people willing to obey orders |
| perspexes | 20p | a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin |
| perspired | 14p | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| perspires | 13p | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| persuaded | 13p | win approval or support for |
| persuader | 12p | someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on |
| persuades | 12p | win approval or support for |
| pertained | 12p | be relevant to |
| pertinent | 11p | having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand |
| perturbed | 14p | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| perturber | 13p | |
| pertussal | 11p | |
| pertusses | 11p | |
| pertussis | 11p | a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane |
| perusable | 13p | |
| pervaders | 15p | |
| pervading | 16p | spread or diffuse through |
| pervasion | 14p | the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
| pervasive | 17p | spreading or spread throughout |
| perverted | 15p | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| perverter | 14p | |
| peskiness | 15p | |
| pessaries | 11p | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix |
| pessimism | 15p | the feeling that things will turn out badly |
| pessimist | 13p | a person who expects the worst |
| pesterers | 11p | a persistently annoying person |
| pestering | 12p | annoy persistently |
| pestholes | 14p | a breeding ground for epidemic disease |
| pesthouse | 14p | hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) |
| pesticide | 14p | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
| pestilent | 11p | exceedingly harmful |
| petabytes | 16p | a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes |
| petahertz | 23p | |
| petallike | 15p | resembling a petal |
| petasoses | 11p | |
| petasuses | 11p | |
| petechiae | 16p | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) |
| petechial | 16p | |
| petiolate | 11p | |
| petiolule | 11p | the stalk of a leaflet |
| petitions | 11p | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| petnapers | 13p | |
| petnaping | 14p | |
| petnapped | 16p | |
| petnapper | 15p | |
| petrified | 15p | cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| petrifier | 14p | |
| petrifies | 14p | cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| petrogeny | 15p | |
| petroleum | 13p | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
| petrology | 15p | the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification |
| petronels | 11p | |
| petticoat | 13p | undergarment worn under a skirt |
| pettifogs | 15p | argue over petty things |
| pettiness | 11p | narrowness of mind or ideas or views |
| pettishly | 17p | in a petulant manner |
| pettitoes | 11p | |
| petulance | 13p | an irritable petulant feeling |
| petulancy | 16p | |
| petuntses | 11p | |
| petuntzes | 20p | |
| pewholder | 18p | |
| pewterers | 14p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peaceful | 15p | not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war |
| peacenik | 16p | someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations |
| peachers | 15p | |
| peachier | 15p | very good |
| peaching | 16p | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| peacoats | 12p | a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket |
| peacocks | 18p | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
| peacocky | 21p | |
| peafowls | 16p | very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
| peakiest | 14p | |
| peakless | 14p | |
| peaklike | 18p | |
| pearlash | 13p | |
| pearlers | 10p | a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls |
| pearlier | 10p | of a white the color of pearls |
| pearling | 11p | gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean |
| pearlite | 10p | a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron |
| pearmain | 12p | any of several varieties of apples with red skins |
| peartest | 10p | |
| pearwood | 14p | |
| peasants | 10p | a country person |
| peascods | 13p | |
| peasecod | 13p | husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas |
| peatiest | 10p | |
| pebblier | 14p | |
| pebbling | 15p | |
| peccable | 16p | liable to sin; - Sir Walter Scott |
| peccancy | 19p | |
| peccavis | 17p | |
| peckiest | 16p | |
| pecorini | 12p | |
| pecorino | 12p | |
| pectases | 12p | |
| pectates | 12p | |
| pectines | 12p | |
| pectized | 22p | |
| pectizes | 21p | |
| pectoral | 12p | either of two large muscles of the chest |
| peculate | 12p | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peculiar | 12p | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected |
| peculium | 14p | |
| pedagogs | 13p | someone who educates young people |
| pedagogy | 16p | the principles and methods of instruction |
| pedalers | 11p | a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
| pedalfer | 14p | |
| pedalier | 11p | |
| pedaling | 12p | ride a bicycle |
| pedalled | 12p | ride a bicycle |
| pedaller | 11p | a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
| pedantic | 13p | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects |
| pedantry | 14p | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning |
| pedately | 14p | |
| peddlers | 12p | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
| peddlery | 15p | |
| peddling | 13p | the act of selling goods for a living |
| pederast | 11p | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner |
| pedestal | 11p | a support or foundation |
| pedicabs | 15p | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire |
| pedicels | 13p | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| pedicled | 14p | |
| pedicles | 13p | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| pedicure | 13p | professional care for the feet and toenails |
| pediform | 16p | |
| pedigree | 12p | the descendants of one individual |
| pediment | 13p | a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof |
| pedipalp | 15p | |
| pedocals | 13p | |
| pedology | 15p | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
| peduncle | 13p | the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body |
| peebeens | 12p | |
| peekaboo | 16p | a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo! |
| peekapoo | 16p | |
| peelable | 12p | |
| peelings | 11p | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales |
| peephole | 15p | a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep |
| peepshow | 18p | an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass |
| peerages | 11p | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
| peerless | 10p | eminent beyond or above comparison |
| peesweep | 15p | |
| peetweet | 13p | |
| pegboard | 14p | a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted |
| pegboxes | 20p | |
| peignoir | 11p | a loose dressing gown for women |
| pekepoos | 16p | |
| pelagial | 11p | |
| pelagics | 13p | |
| pelerine | 10p | |
| pelicans | 12p | large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish |
| pelisses | 10p | a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur |
| pellagra | 11p | a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments |
| pelletal | 10p | |
| pelleted | 11p | |
| pellicle | 12p | thin protective membrane in some protozoa |
| pellmell | 12p | |
| pellucid | 13p | transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity |
| pelorian | 10p | |
| pelorias | 10p | |
| pelotons | 10p | |
| peltasts | 10p | |
| peltered | 11p | |
| peltless | 10p | |
| peltries | 10p | |
| pelvises | 13p | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
| pembinas | 14p | |
| pemicans | 14p | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians |
| pemmican | 16p | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians |
| pemoline | 12p | |
| penalise | 10p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penality | 13p | |
| penalize | 19p | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on |
| penanced | 13p | |
| penances | 12p | remorse for your past conduct |
| penchant | 15p | a strong liking |
| penciled | 13p | write, draw, or trace with a pencil |
| penciler | 12p | |
| pendants | 11p | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
| pendency | 16p | |
| pendents | 11p | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
| pendular | 11p | |
| pendulum | 13p | an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity |
| penguins | 11p | short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers |
| penicils | 12p | |
| penitent | 10p | (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) |
| penknife | 17p | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens |
| penlight | 14p | a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen |
| penlites | 10p | |
| pennames | 12p | |
| pennants | 10p | the award given to the champion |
| pennated | 11p | |
| pennines | 10p | a system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers |
| pennoned | 11p | |
| penoches | 15p | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| penology | 14p | the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation |
| penoncel | 12p | a small pennant borne on a lance |
| penpoint | 12p | |
| pensione | 10p | |
| pensions | 10p | a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working |
| pensters | 10p | |
| penstock | 16p | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |
| pentacle | 12p | a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon |
| pentagon | 11p | a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| pentanes | 10p | |
| pentanol | 10p | |
| pentarch | 15p | |
| pentenes | 10p | |
| pentodes | 11p | a thermionic tube having five electrodes |
| pentomic | 14p | |
| pentosan | 10p | |
| pentoses | 10p | any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule |
| penuches | 15p | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| penuchis | 15p | |
| penuchle | 15p | a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist |
| penuckle | 16p | |
| penumbra | 14p | a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
| penuries | 10p | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| peonages | 11p | the condition of a peon |
| peonisms | 12p | |
| peoplers | 12p | |
| peopling | 13p | fill with people |
| peperoni | 12p | |
| peploses | 12p | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist |
| peplumed | 15p | |
| pepluses | 12p | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist |
| peponida | 13p | |
| peponium | 14p | |
| peppered | 15p | add pepper to |
| pepperer | 14p | |
| peppiest | 14p | marked by lively action |
| pepsines | 12p | |
| peptalks | 16p | |
| peptides | 13p | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein |
| peptidic | 15p | |
| peptized | 22p | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptizer | 21p | |
| peptizes | 21p | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptones | 12p | any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids |
| peptonic | 14p | |
| peracids | 13p | |
| percales | 12p | a fine closely woven cotton fabric |
| perceive | 15p | to become aware of through the senses |
| percents | 12p | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percepts | 14p | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| perchers | 15p | a person situated on a perch |
| perching | 16p | sit, as on a branch |
| percoids | 13p | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes |
| perdured | 12p | |
| perdures | 11p | |
| peregrin | 11p | |
| pereions | 10p | |
| pereopod | 13p | |
| perfecta | 15p | a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order |
| perfecto | 15p | |
| perfects | 15p | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perforce | 15p | by necessity; by force of circumstance |
| performs | 15p | carry out or perform an action |
| perfumed | 16p | fill or impregnate with an odor |
| perfumer | 15p | a person who makes (and sells) perfumes |
| perfumes | 15p | a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| perfused | 14p | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| perfuses | 13p | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| pergolas | 11p | a framework that supports climbing plants |
| perianth | 13p | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils |
| periapts | 12p | |
| periblem | 14p | |
| pericarp | 14p | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
| pericope | 14p | |
| periderm | 13p | |
| peridial | 11p | |
| peridium | 13p | outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi |
| peridots | 11p | a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone |
| perigeal | 11p | |
| perigean | 11p | |
| perigees | 11p | periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth |
| perigons | 11p | an angle of 360 degrees |
| perigyny | 17p | |
| periling | 11p | pose a threat to; present a danger to |
| perillas | 10p | small genus of Asiatic herbs |
| perilled | 11p | |
| perilous | 10p | fraught with danger |
| perilune | 10p | periapsis in orbit around the moon |
| perineal | 10p | of or relating to the perineum |
| perineum | 12p | the general region between the anus and the genital organs |
| periodic | 13p | happening or recurring at regular intervals |
| periodid | 12p | |
| periotic | 12p | |
| peripety | 15p | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) |
| peripter | 12p | |
| periques | 19p | |
| perisarc | 12p | |
| perished | 14p | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| perishes | 13p | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| periwigs | 14p | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perjured | 18p | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perjurer | 17p | a person who deliberately gives false testimony |
| perjures | 17p | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perkiest | 14p | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness |
| perlites | 10p | |
| perlitic | 12p | |
| permeant | 12p | spreading or spread throughout |
| permease | 12p | |
| permeate | 12p | spread or diffuse through |
| permuted | 13p | change the order or arrangement of |
| permutes | 12p | change the order or arrangement of |
| peroneal | 10p | of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee |
| perorate | 10p | conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation |
| peroxide | 18p | 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 |
| peroxids | 18p | |
| perpends | 13p | |
| perpents | 12p | |
| persalts | 10p | |
| persists | 10p | continue to exist |
| personae | 10p | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| personal | 10p | a short newspaper article about a particular person or group |
| personas | 10p | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| perspire | 12p | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin |
| perspiry | 15p | |
| persuade | 11p | win approval or support for |
| pertains | 10p | be relevant to |
| pertness | 10p | inappropriate playfulness |
| perturbs | 12p | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| perusals | 10p | reading carefully with intent to remember |
| perusers | 10p | |
| perusing | 11p | reading carefully with intent to remember |
| pervaded | 15p | spread or diffuse through |
| pervader | 14p | |
| pervades | 14p | spread or diffuse through |
| perverse | 13p | marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict |
| perverts | 13p | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
| pervious | 13p | admitting of passage or entrance |
| peskiest | 14p | causing irritation or annoyance |
| pestered | 11p | annoy persistently |
| pesterer | 10p | a persistently annoying person |
| pesthole | 13p | a breeding ground for epidemic disease |
| pestiest | 10p | |
| pestling | 11p | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
| petabyte | 15p | a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes |
| petaline | 10p | |
| petalled | 11p | (of flowers) having petals |
| petalody | 14p | |
| petaloid | 11p | resembling a flower petal |
| petalous | 10p | (of flowers) having petals |
| petcocks | 18p | regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining |
| petechia | 15p | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) |
| petering | 11p | |
| petiolar | 10p | |
| petioled | 11p | |
| petioles | 10p | the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf |
| petition | 10p | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| petnaper | 12p | |
| petrales | 10p | |
| petrolic | 12p | |
| petronel | 10p | |
| petrosal | 10p | |
| pettable | 12p | |
| pettedly | 14p | |
| pettiest | 10p | inferior in rank or status |
| pettifog | 14p | argue over petty things |
| pettings | 11p | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
| pettling | 11p | |
| petulant | 10p | easily irritated or annoyed |
| petunias | 10p | any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers |
| petuntse | 10p | |
| petuntze | 19p | |
| pewterer | 13p | |
| peytrals | 13p | |
| peytrels | 13p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peached | 15p | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| peacher | 14p | |
| peaches | 14p | cultivated in temperate regions |
| peacing | 12p | |
| peacoat | 11p | a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket |
| peacock | 17p | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
| peafowl | 15p | very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
| peahens | 12p | female peafowl |
| peakier | 13p | |
| peaking | 14p | to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity |
| peakish | 16p | |
| pealike | 13p | |
| pealing | 10p | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| peanuts | 9p | an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount |
| pearled | 10p | gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean |
| pearler | 9p | a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls |
| pearter | 9p | |
| peartly | 12p | |
| peasant | 9p | a country person |
| peascod | 12p | |
| peatier | 9p | |
| peaveys | 15p | a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
| peavies | 12p | a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
| pebbled | 14p | |
| pebbles | 13p | a small smooth rounded rock |
| peccant | 13p | liable to sin; - Sir Walter Scott |
| peccary | 16p | nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America |
| peccavi | 16p | |
| pechans | 14p | |
| peching | 15p | |
| peckers | 15p | obscene terms for penis |
| peckier | 15p | |
| pecking | 16p | hit lightly with a picking motion |
| peckish | 18p | somewhat hungry |
| pectase | 11p | |
| pectate | 11p | |
| pectens | 11p | |
| pectins | 11p | any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams |
| pectize | 20p | |
| peculia | 11p | |
| pedagog | 12p | someone who educates young people |
| pedaled | 11p | ride a bicycle |
| pedaler | 10p | a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
| pedalos | 10p | |
| pedants | 10p | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit |
| peddled | 12p | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| peddler | 11p | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
| peddles | 11p | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| pedicab | 14p | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire |
| pedicel | 12p | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| pedicle | 12p | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
| pedlars | 10p | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
| pedlary | 13p | |
| pedlers | 10p | |
| pedlery | 13p | |
| pedocal | 12p | |
| peebeen | 11p | |
| peeking | 14p | throw a glance at; take a brief look at |
| peelers | 9p | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music |
| peeling | 10p | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales |
| peening | 10p | |
| peepers | 11p | a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others |
| peeping | 12p | look furtively |
| peepuls | 11p | fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists |
| peerage | 10p | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
| peeress | 9p | a woman of the peerage in Britain |
| peeries | 9p | |
| peering | 10p | look searchingly |
| peeving | 13p | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful |
| peevish | 15p | easily irritated or annoyed |
| peewees | 12p | disparaging terms for small people |
| peewits | 12p | large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
| pegging | 12p | succeed in obtaining a position |
| pegless | 10p | |
| peglike | 14p | |
| peining | 10p | |
| peising | 10p | |
| pekepoo | 15p | |
| pelages | 10p | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
| pelagic | 12p | relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean |
| pelican | 11p | large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish |
| pelisse | 9p | a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur |
| pelites | 9p | |
| pelitic | 11p | |
| pellets | 9p | a small sphere |
| pelmets | 11p | a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing |
| peloria | 9p | |
| peloric | 11p | |
| pelorus | 9p | |
| pelotas | 9p | a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket |
| peloton | 9p | |
| peltast | 9p | |
| peltate | 9p | (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) |
| pelters | 9p | a heavy rain |
| pelting | 10p | anything happening rapidly or in quick successive |
| pelvics | 14p | |
| pembina | 13p | |
| pemican | 13p | lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians |
| pemphix | 23p | |
| penally | 12p | in a punishing manner |
| penalty | 12p | the act of punishing |
| penance | 11p | remorse for your past conduct |
| penangs | 10p | |
| penates | 9p | |
| pencels | 11p | |
| pencils | 11p | a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood |
| pendant | 10p | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
| pendent | 10p | an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) |
| pending | 11p | awaiting conclusion or confirmation |
| penguin | 10p | short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers |
| penicil | 11p | |
| penises | 9p | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
| penlite | 9p | |
| penname | 11p | |
| pennant | 9p | the award given to the champion |
| pennate | 9p | having feathered wings |
| penners | 9p | |
| pennies | 9p | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound |
| pennine | 9p | |
| penning | 10p | the act of creating written works |
| pennons | 9p | a long flag; often tapering |
| penoche | 14p | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| pensees | 9p | |
| pensile | 9p | |
| pensils | 9p | |
| pension | 9p | a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working |
| pensive | 12p | deeply or seriously thoughtful |
| penster | 9p | |
| pentads | 10p | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one |
| pentane | 9p | |
| pentene | 9p | |
| pentode | 10p | a thermionic tube having five electrodes |
| pentose | 9p | any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule |
| pentyls | 12p | |
| penuche | 14p | fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts |
| penuchi | 14p | |
| penults | 9p | the next to last syllable in a word |
| peonage | 10p | the condition of a peon |
| peonies | 9p | any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers |
| peonism | 11p | |
| peopled | 12p | fill with people |
| peopler | 11p | |
| peoples | 11p | the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group |
| pepinos | 11p | |
| peplums | 13p | a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse |
| peppers | 13p | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam |
| peppery | 16p | having the piquant burning taste of peppers |
| peppier | 13p | marked by lively action |
| peppily | 16p | |
| pepping | 14p | |
| pepsine | 11p | |
| pepsins | 11p | an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones |
| peptalk | 15p | |
| peptics | 13p | |
| peptide | 12p | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein |
| peptids | 12p | |
| peptize | 20p | disperse in a medium into a colloidal state |
| peptone | 11p | any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids |
| peracid | 12p | |
| percale | 11p | a fine closely woven cotton fabric |
| percent | 11p | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
| percept | 13p | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept |
| perched | 15p | sit, as on a branch |
| percher | 14p | a person situated on a perch |
| perches | 14p | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) |
| percoid | 12p | any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes |
| percuss | 11p | strike or tap firmly |
| perdues | 10p | |
| perdure | 10p | |
| pereion | 9p | |
| pereons | 9p | |
| perfect | 14p | a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
| perfidy | 16p | betrayal of a trust |
| perform | 14p | carry out or perform an action |
| perfume | 14p | a distinctive odor that is pleasant |
| perfumy | 17p | |
| perfuse | 12p | force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) |
| pergola | 10p | a framework that supports climbing plants |
| perhaps | 14p | by chance |
| periapt | 11p | |
| peridia | 10p | outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi |
| peridot | 10p | a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone |
| perigee | 10p | periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth |
| perigon | 10p | an angle of 360 degrees |
| periled | 10p | pose a threat to; present a danger to |
| perilla | 9p | small genus of Asiatic herbs |
| perinea | 9p | the general region between the anus and the genital organs |
| periods | 10p | an amount of time |
| perique | 18p | |
| peritus | 9p | |
| periwig | 13p | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perjure | 16p | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| perjury | 19p | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
| perkier | 13p | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness |
| perkily | 16p | in a perky manner |
| perking | 14p | gain or regain energy |
| perkish | 16p | |
| perlite | 9p | |
| permian | 11p | from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles |
| perming | 12p | give a permanent wave to |
| permits | 11p | a legal document giving official permission to do something |
| permute | 11p | change the order or arrangement of |
| pernods | 10p | (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise |
| peroral | 9p | |
| peroxid | 17p | |
| perpend | 12p | |
| perpent | 11p | |
| perplex | 18p | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| perries | 9p | United States philosopher (1876-1957) |
| perrons | 9p | |
| persalt | 9p | |
| persist | 9p | continue to exist |
| persona | 9p | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| persons | 9p | a human being |
| perspex | 18p | a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin |
| pertain | 9p | be relevant to |
| pertest | 9p | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality |
| perturb | 11p | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
| peruked | 14p | wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perukes | 13p | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| perusal | 9p | reading carefully with intent to remember |
| perused | 10p | examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| peruser | 9p | |
| peruses | 9p | a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries |
| pervade | 13p | spread or diffuse through |
| pervert | 12p | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
| pesades | 10p | |
| pesetas | 9p | formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos |
| pesewas | 12p | 100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana |
| peskier | 13p | causing irritation or annoyance |
| peskily | 16p | |
| pessary | 12p | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix |
| pesters | 9p | annoy persistently |
| pestier | 9p | |
| pestled | 10p | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar |
| pestles | 9p | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
| petaled | 10p | (of flowers) having petals |
| petards | 10p | an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall |
| petasos | 9p | |
| petasus | 9p | |
| petcock | 17p | regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining |
| petered | 10p | |
| petiole | 9p | the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf |
| petites | 9p | a garment size for short or slender women |
| petnaps | 11p | |
| petrale | 9p | |
| petrels | 9p | relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land |
| petrify | 15p | cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned |
| petrols | 9p | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines |
| petrous | 9p | (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness |
| petsais | 9p | |
| petters | 9p | a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one |
| pettier | 9p | inferior in rank or status |
| pettily | 12p | in a petty way |
| petting | 10p | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
| pettish | 12p | easily irritated or annoyed |
| pettled | 10p | |
| pettles | 9p | |
| petunia | 9p | any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers |
| pewters | 12p | any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead) |
| peyotes | 12p | a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons |
| peyotls | 12p | |
| peytral | 12p | |
| peytrel | 12p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peaced | 11p | |
| peaces | 10p | the state prevailing during the absence of war |
| peachy | 16p | very good |
| peages | 9p | |
| peahen | 11p | female peafowl |
| peaked | 13p | to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity |
| pealed | 9p | ring recurrently |
| peanut | 8p | underground pod of the peanut vine |
| pearls | 8p | a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel |
| pearly | 11p | informal terms for a human `tooth' |
| peasen | 8p | |
| peases | 8p | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| peavey | 14p | a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
| pebble | 12p | a small smooth rounded rock |
| pebbly | 15p | abounding in small stones |
| pecans | 10p | wood of a pecan tree |
| pechan | 13p | |
| peched | 14p | |
| pecked | 15p | hit lightly with a picking motion |
| pecker | 14p | obscene terms for penis |
| pecten | 10p | |
| pectic | 12p | of or relating to or derived from pectin |
| pectin | 10p | any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams |
| pedalo | 9p | |
| pedals | 9p | a sustained bass note |
| pedant | 9p | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit |
| pedate | 9p | of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided |
| peddle | 10p | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| pedlar | 9p | someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
| pedler | 9p | |
| pedros | 9p | |
| peeing | 9p | informal terms for urination |
| peeked | 13p | throw a glance at; take a brief look at |
| peeled | 9p | strip the skin off |
| peeler | 8p | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music |
| peened | 9p | |
| peeped | 11p | look furtively |
| peeper | 10p | a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others |
| peepul | 10p | fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists |
| peered | 9p | look searchingly |
| peerie | 8p | |
| peeved | 12p | cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful |
| peeves | 11p | an annoyed or irritated mood |
| peewee | 11p | disparaging terms for small people |
| peewit | 11p | large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
| pegbox | 18p | |
| pegged | 11p | succeed in obtaining a position |
| peined | 9p | |
| peised | 9p | |
| peises | 8p | United States architect (born in China in 1917) |
| pekans | 12p | large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal |
| pekins | 12p | |
| pekoes | 12p | a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java |
| pelage | 9p | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
| pelite | 8p | |
| pellet | 8p | a small sphere |
| pelmet | 10p | a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing |
| pelota | 8p | a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket |
| pelted | 9p | cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile |
| pelter | 8p | a heavy rain |
| peltry | 11p | |
| pelves | 11p | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
| pelvic | 13p | of or relating to the pelvis |
| pelvis | 11p | the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates |
| penang | 9p | |
| pencel | 10p | |
| pencil | 10p | a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood |
| pended | 10p | |
| pengos | 9p | formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946 |
| penial | 8p | of or relating to the penis |
| penile | 8p | of or relating to the penis |
| penman | 10p | informal terms for journalists |
| penmen | 10p | informal terms for journalists |
| pennae | 8p | |
| penned | 9p | produce a literary work |
| penner | 8p | |
| pennia | 8p | 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland |
| pennis | 8p | 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland |
| pennon | 8p | a long flag; often tapering |
| pensee | 8p | |
| pensil | 8p | |
| pentad | 9p | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one |
| pentyl | 11p | |
| penult | 8p | the next to last syllable in a word |
| penury | 11p | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| peones | 8p | |
| people | 10p | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
| pepino | 10p | |
| peplos | 10p | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist |
| peplum | 12p | a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse |
| peplus | 10p | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist |
| pepped | 13p | |
| pepper | 12p | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam |
| pepsin | 10p | an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones |
| peptic | 12p | relating to or promoting digestion |
| peptid | 11p | |
| perdie | 9p | |
| perdue | 9p | |
| perdus | 9p | |
| pereia | 8p | |
| pereon | 8p | |
| perils | 8p | a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune |
| period | 9p | an amount of time |
| perish | 11p | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| periti | 8p | |
| perked | 13p | gain or regain energy |
| permed | 11p | give a permanent wave to |
| permit | 10p | a legal document giving official permission to do something |
| pernio | 8p | inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture |
| pernod | 9p | (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise |
| peroxy | 18p | |
| perron | 8p | |
| perses | 8p | |
| person | 8p | a human being |
| perter | 8p | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality |
| pertly | 11p | in an impudent or impertinent manner |
| peruke | 12p | a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| peruse | 8p | examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| pesade | 9p | |
| peseta | 8p | formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos |
| pesewa | 11p | 100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana |
| pester | 8p | annoy persistently |
| pestle | 8p | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores |
| pestos | 8p | a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil |
| petals | 8p | part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored |
| petard | 9p | an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall |
| peters | 8p | disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope |
| petite | 8p | a garment size for short or slender women |
| petnap | 10p | |
| petrel | 8p | relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land |
| petrol | 8p | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines |
| petsai | 8p | |
| petted | 9p | stroke or caress gently |
| petter | 8p | a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one |
| pettle | 8p | |
| pewees | 11p | small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America |
| pewits | 11p | small black-headed European gull |
| pewter | 11p | any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead) |
| peyote | 11p | a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons |
| peyotl | 11p |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peace | 9p | the state prevailing during the absence of war |
| peach | 12p | cultivated in temperate regions |
| peage | 8p | |
| peags | 8p | small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency |
| peaks | 11p | the most extreme possible amount or value |
| peaky | 14p | having or as if having especially high-pitched spots |
| peals | 7p | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| peans | 7p | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
| pearl | 7p | a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel |
| pears | 7p | sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties |
| peart | 7p | |
| pease | 7p | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| peats | 7p | partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried |
| peaty | 10p | of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat |
| peavy | 13p | a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
| pecan | 9p | wood of a pecan tree |
| pechs | 12p | |
| pecks | 13p | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
| pecky | 16p | |
| pedal | 8p | a sustained bass note |
| pedes | 8p | the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint |
| pedro | 8p | |
| peeks | 11p | a secret look |
| peels | 7p | British politician (1788-1850) |
| peens | 7p | the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) |
| peeps | 9p | the short weak cry of a young bird |
| peers | 7p | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| peery | 10p | |
| peeve | 10p | an annoyed or irritated mood |
| peins | 7p | |
| peise | 7p | |
| pekan | 11p | large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal |
| pekes | 11p | a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle |
| pekin | 11p | |
| pekoe | 11p | a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java |
| peles | 7p | |
| pelfs | 10p | informal terms for money |
| pelon | 7p | |
| pelts | 7p | the dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
| penal | 7p | of or relating to punishment |
| pence | 9p | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound |
| pends | 8p | |
| penes | 7p | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
| pengo | 8p | formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946 |
| penis | 7p | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) |
| penna | 7p | |
| penne | 7p | pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends |
| penni | 7p | 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland |
| penny | 10p | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound |
| peons | 7p | a laborer who is obliged to do menial work |
| peony | 10p | any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers |
| pepla | 9p | a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse |
| pepos | 9p | |
| peppy | 14p | marked by lively action |
| perch | 12p | support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) |
| perdu | 8p | |
| perdy | 11p | |
| perea | 7p | |
| peres | 7p | |
| peril | 7p | a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune |
| peris | 7p | a beautiful and graceful girl |
| perks | 11p | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| perky | 14p | characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness |
| perms | 9p | a city in the European part of Russia |
| perps | 9p | |
| perry | 10p | United States philosopher (1876-1957) |
| perse | 7p | |
| pervs | 10p | |
| pesky | 14p | causing irritation or annoyance |
| pesos | 7p | the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos |
| pesto | 7p | a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil |
| pests | 7p | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| pesty | 10p | |
| petal | 7p | part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored |
| peter | 7p | disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope |
| petit | 7p | |
| petti | 7p | |
| petto | 7p | |
| petty | 10p | larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) |
| pewee | 10p | small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America |
| pewit | 10p | small black-headed European gull |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| peag | 7p | small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency |
| peak | 10p | the most extreme possible amount or value |
| peal | 6p | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| pean | 6p | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
| pear | 6p | sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties |
| peas | 6p | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| peat | 6p | partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried |
| pech | 11p | |
| peck | 12p | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
| pecs | 8p | either of two large muscles of the chest |
| peds | 7p | |
| peed | 7p | eliminate urine |
| peek | 10p | a secret look |
| peel | 6p | British politician (1788-1850) |
| peen | 6p | the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) |
| peep | 8p | the short weak cry of a young bird |
| peer | 6p | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| pees | 6p | liquid excretory product |
| pegs | 7p | a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface |
| pehs | 9p | |
| pein | 6p | |
| peke | 10p | a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle |
| pele | 6p | |
| pelf | 9p | informal terms for money |
| pelt | 6p | the dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
| pend | 7p | |
| pens | 6p | a writing implement with a point from which ink flows |
| pent | 6p | produce a literary work |
| peon | 6p | a laborer who is obliged to do menial work |
| pepo | 8p | |
| peps | 8p | liveliness and energy |
| pere | 6p | |
| peri | 6p | a beautiful and graceful girl |
| perk | 10p | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
| perm | 8p | a city in the European part of Russia |
| perp | 8p | |
| pert | 6p | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality |
| perv | 9p | |
| peso | 6p | the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos |
| pest | 6p | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
| pets | 6p | a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement |
| pews | 9p | long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pea | 5p | seed of a pea plant used for food |
| pec | 7p | |
| ped | 6p | |
| pee | 5p | liquid excretory product |
| peg | 6p | a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface |
| peh | 8p | |
| pen | 5p | a writing implement with a point from which ink flows |
| pep | 7p | liveliness and energy |
| per | 5p | |
| pes | 5p | the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint |
| pet | 5p | a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement |
| pew | 8p | long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation |
| Word | Scrabble Score | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| pe | 4p | the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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