peril
Peril can refer to a state of danger involving risk, a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, or a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury. As a verb, peril can mean to put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position or pose a threat to; present a danger to.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
PE
Ends
RIL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PERIL” Mean?
/ˈpɛɹɪl/
peril has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
“drinking alcohol is a health hazard”
Synonyms
a state of danger involving risk
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensespose a threat to; present a danger to
“The pollution is endangering the crops”
“Sam cannot peril Sue”
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Length
5 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
P, E, R, I, L
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
★★★☆☆PERIL has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆PERIL is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PERIL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PERIL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
PE, ER, RI, IL
Trigrams
PER, ERI, RIL
Crossword Intelligence
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