Unscramble PERCE and you have 24 words, PERCE itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 9 points: CREEP and CREPE. Of the shorter words, CEPE and PERC lead with 8 points. The 5 letters split into 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PERCE split into 3 with 5 letters, 7 with 4, 10 with 3 and 4 with 2.
Keep every letter of PERCE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 5-letter words: starting with PE · ending in CE · all 5-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CREEP and CREPE (9 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PERCE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERCE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 24) | 20 | 24 | 18 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERCE, CREE, PRE and EE, 4 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERC and PERE, 2 in all.
These 12 words take every letter of PERCE plus a single extra one.