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perilous

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/•adjective

Perilous is also used as adjective, with meanings including fraught with danger.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “PERILOUS” Mean?

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/

perilous has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

fraught with danger

“a parlous journey on stormy seas”

“a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat”

“the precarious life of an undersea diver”

“dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery”

Synonyms

parlous precarious

Synonyms for PERILOUS

parlous precarious

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word perilous with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

fraught with danger

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

P, E, R, I, L, O, U, S

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for perilous.

PERILOUS is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with P and ends with S.

It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFGH.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using perilous in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

PERILOUS has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

PERILOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PERILOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

PERILOUS uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside perilous.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGH

CV Pattern

CVCVCVVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

PE, ER, RI, IL, LO, OU, US

Trigrams

PER, ERI, RIL, ILO, LOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for perilous.

PERILOUS is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with P and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.