perfunctorily
Perfunctorily is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a set manner without serious attention; as a formality.
Length
13
Scrabble
23
WWF
27
Starts
PE
Ends
ILY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PERFUNCTORILY” Mean?
/pəɹˈfʌŋkt(ə)ɹɪli/
perfunctorily has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 sensein a set manner without serious attention; as a formality
“they answered my letter pro forma”
“he kissed her cheek perfunctorily”
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
13
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
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Definition
in a set manner without serious attention; as a formality
Length
13 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
Letters
P, E, R, F, U, N, C, T, O, R, I, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PERFUNCTORILY has a Scrabble score of 23. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PERFUNCTORILY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PERFUNCTORILY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PERFUNCTORILY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
12
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHICJKL
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
31%
Consonant Share
69%
Bigrams
PE, ER, RF, FU, UN, NC, CT, TO, OR, RI, IL, LY
Trigrams
PER, ERF, RFU, FUN, UNC, NCT, CTO, TOR, ORI, RIL, ILY
Crossword Intelligence
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