340 words come out when you unscramble PERFORATIVE, starting with PERFORATIVE itself: 19 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 8 reach 14 points, FAVORITE, OPERATIVE and PRIVATEER among them. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PERFORATIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 5 with 9, 20 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 10 letters.
FAVORITE, OVERFEAR and OVERRIFE are the top 8-letter words made with PERFORATIVE letters, 14 points each.
Of the 45 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PERFORATIVE, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. PRIVATE, AIRPORT and OPERATE are the ones most people know.
FERVOR and FOVEAE are the top 6-letter words from PERFORATIVE, 12 points each. PROFIT, PREFER and ARRIVE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from PERFORATIVE, the top score is 11, reached by 5. AFTER, REFER and PROVE are the familiar ones.
FAVE and FIVE are the top 4-letter words in PERFORATIVE, 10 points each. FREE, OVER and EVER will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with PERFORATIVE letters, FAV leads with 9 points, then FAP and FOP on 8. FAR, FEE and FAT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of PERFORATIVE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with PE · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FAVORITE, OVERFEAR, OVERRIFE and PROFITEER (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PERFORATIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERFORATIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 340) | 267 | 339 | 243 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERFORATIVE, OVERPART, OVERTRIP, PERVIATE, PORTFIRE, VAPORIER, PIVOTER, PORIFER, REPRIVE, FORPET, FORPIT, PERFET and 60 more, 72 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OVERFIT, PERVIER, FAVER, AVERTER, PERVO, VAPER, FAV, PERV, RAVIER, TEREFA, VAPE, EPATER and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of PERFORATIVE and one more.