Definition of perchance

"perchance" in the adverb sense

1. perchance, by chance

through chance

"To sleep, perchance to dream..."

2. possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventure

by chance

"perhaps she will call tomorrow"

"we may possibly run into them at the concert"

"it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"

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Quotations for perchance

Tomorrow! - it is a period nowhere to be found in all the hoary registers of time, unless perchance in the fool's calendar. [ Colton ]

If thou marry beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which, perchance, will neither last nor please thee one year. [ Raleigh ]

Genius, indeed, melts many ages into one, and thus effects something permanent, yet still with a similarity of office to that of the more ephemeral writer. A work of genius is but the newspaper of a century, or perchance of a hundred centuries. [ Hawthorne ]

A man's name is not like a mantle, which merely hangs about him, and which one perchance may safely twitch and pull, but a perfectly fitting garment, which like the skin has grown over and over him, at which one cannot rake and scrape without injuring the man himself. [ Goethe ]

perchance in Scrabble®

The word perchance is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters perchance:

PERCHANCE
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

chancre, cheapen, cheaper, recache

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word perchance

PERCHANCE
(189)
PERCHANCE
(171)
PERCHANCE
(126)
PERCHANCE
(114)
PERCHANCE
(88)
PERCHANCE
(72)
PERCHANCE
(72)
PERCHANCE
(72)
PERCHANCE
(66)
PERCHANCE
(64)
PERCHANCE
(63)
PERCHANCE
(57)
PERCHANCE
(57)
PERCHANCE
(57)
PERCHANCE
(56)
PERCHANCE
(48)
PERCHANCE
(48)
PERCHANCE
(46)
PERCHANCE
(46)
PERCHANCE
(44)
PERCHANCE
(44)
PERCHANCE
(44)
PERCHANCE
(44)
PERCHANCE
(42)
PERCHANCE
(42)
PERCHANCE
(40)
PERCHANCE
(40)
PERCHANCE
(40)
PERCHANCE
(38)
PERCHANCE
(38)
PERCHANCE
(38)
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(38)
PERCHANCE
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
PERCHANCE
(34)
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(30)
PERCHANCE
(26)
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(25)
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(24)
PERCHANCE
(23)
PERCHANCE
(23)
PERCHANCE
(22)
PERCHANCE
(22)
PERCHANCE
(22)
PERCHANCE
(21)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In perchance

PERCHANCE
(189)
PERCHANCE
(171)
PERCHANCE
(126)
PERCHANCE
(114)
CHEAPER
(106 = 56 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(106 = 56 + 50)
CHANCRE
(106 = 56 + 50)
RECACHE
(106 = 56 + 50)
CHEAPER
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHANCRE
(104 = 54 + 50)
RECACHE
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHANCRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHANCRE
(101 = 51 + 50)
RECACHE
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
RECACHE
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHEAPER
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHEAPER
(101 = 51 + 50)
RECACHE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHANCRE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHANCRE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHANCRE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHANCRE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECACHE
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECACHE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECACHE
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECACHE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHANCRE
(95 = 45 + 50)
RECACHE
(94 = 44 + 50)
CHANCRE
(94 = 44 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
CHEAPER
(94 = 44 + 50)
CHEAPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
CHANCRE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECACHE
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECACHE
(90 = 40 + 50)
CHEAPER
(90 = 40 + 50)
RECACHE
(90 = 40 + 50)
CHANCRE
(90 = 40 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(90 = 40 + 50)
PERCHANCE
(88)
RECACHE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECACHE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHANCRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHANCRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECACHE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHEAPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHANCRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHEAPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHEAPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHANCRE
(84 = 34 + 50)
RECACHE
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHEAPER
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHANCRE
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHANCRE
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHEAPER
(84 = 34 + 50)
RECACHE
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHEAPER
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHANCRE
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHEAPER
(82 = 32 + 50)
RECACHE
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CHEAPEN
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHEAPER
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHANCRE
(82 = 32 + 50)
RECACHE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECACHE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHEAPER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECACHE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHEAPER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECACHE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECACHE
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CHEAPEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHANCRE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHANCRE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHANCRE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHANCRE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHEAPER
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHEAPER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RECACHE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHANCRE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHANCRE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHANCRE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHANCRE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHANCRE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPER
(78 = 28 + 50)
RECACHE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RECACHE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
RECACHE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RECACHE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
CHEAPER
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CHEAPER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
CHANCRE
(76 = 26 + 50)
CHEAPER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
CHANCRE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RECACHE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PERCHANCE
(72)
PERCHANCE
(72)
RECACHE
(72 = 22 + 50)
RECACHE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PERCHANCE
(72)
CHANCRE
(71 = 21 + 50)
CHEAPER
(71 = 21 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(71 = 21 + 50)
CHANCRE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CHEAPEN
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CHEAPER
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RECACHE
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CHEAPER
(69 = 19 + 50)
RECACHE
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(69 = 19 + 50)
RECACHE
(69 = 19 + 50)
RECACHE
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHANCRE
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHEAPER
(69 = 19 + 50)
RECACHE
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHEAPER
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHANCRE
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHANCRE
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(69 = 19 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(68 = 18 + 50)
CHEAPER
(68 = 18 + 50)
CHEAPER
(68 = 18 + 50)
CHANCRE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RECACHE
(68 = 18 + 50)
CHANCRE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RECACHE
(68 = 18 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(68 = 18 + 50)
CHEAPER
(66 = 16 + 50)
PERCHANCE
(66)
CHEAPER
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CHANCRE
(66 = 16 + 50)
CHANCRE
(66 = 16 + 50)
CHANCRE
(66 = 16 + 50)
CHEAPER
(66 = 16 + 50)
RECACHE
(66 = 16 + 50)
RECACHE
(66 = 16 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(66 = 16 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(66 = 16 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(66 = 16 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(65 = 15 + 50)
RECACHE
(65 = 15 + 50)
CHANCRE
(65 = 15 + 50)
CHEAPER
(65 = 15 + 50)
PERCHANCE
(64)
PERCHANCE
(63)
PERCHANCE
(57)
PERCHANCE
(57)
PERCHANCE
(57)
PERCHANCE
(56)
EPARCH
(51)
CRECHE
(51)
CACHER
(51)
PREACH
(51)
CHANCE
(51)
PEACH
(48)
CACHE
(48)
EPARCH
(48)
PREACH
(48)
CHEEP
(48)
CRECHE
(48)
PARCH
(48)
PERCH
(48)
PERCHANCE
(48)
CHANCE
(48)
CRECHE
(48)
CHEAP
(48)

perchance in Words With Friends™

The word perchance is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters perchance:

PERCHANCE
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

chancre, cheapen, cheaper, recache

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word perchance

PERCHANCE
(279)
PERCHANCE
(174)
PERCHANCE
(138)
PERCHANCE
(100)
PERCHANCE
(100)
PERCHANCE
(93)
PERCHANCE
(93)
PERCHANCE
(93)
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(93)
PERCHANCE
(88)
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(88)
PERCHANCE
(87)
PERCHANCE
(84)
PERCHANCE
(84)
PERCHANCE
(81)
PERCHANCE
(70)
PERCHANCE
(62)
PERCHANCE
(58)
PERCHANCE
(58)
PERCHANCE
(58)
PERCHANCE
(50)
PERCHANCE
(46)
PERCHANCE
(46)
PERCHANCE
(46)
PERCHANCE
(46)
PERCHANCE
(44)
PERCHANCE
(42)
PERCHANCE
(42)
PERCHANCE
(42)
PERCHANCE
(42)
PERCHANCE
(42)
PERCHANCE
(42)
PERCHANCE
(37)
PERCHANCE
(32)
PERCHANCE
(30)
PERCHANCE
(30)
PERCHANCE
(29)
PERCHANCE
(28)
PERCHANCE
(28)
PERCHANCE
(27)
PERCHANCE
(27)
PERCHANCE
(27)
PERCHANCE
(26)
PERCHANCE
(26)
PERCHANCE
(26)
PERCHANCE
(26)
PERCHANCE
(25)
PERCHANCE
(25)
PERCHANCE
(25)
PERCHANCE
(25)
PERCHANCE
(23)
PERCHANCE
(23)
PERCHANCE
(22)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In perchance

PERCHANCE
(279)
PERCHANCE
(174)
PERCHANCE
(138)
CHEAPEN
(119 = 84 + 35)
CHANCRE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHANCRE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHANCRE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHEAPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
CHEAPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
RECACHE
(110 = 75 + 35)
RECACHE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHANCRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
RECACHE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHEAPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHEAPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHANCRE
(101 = 66 + 35)
CHANCRE
(101 = 66 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(101 = 66 + 35)
PERCHANCE
(100)
PERCHANCE
(100)
CHEAPEN
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHANCRE
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHANCRE
(99 = 64 + 35)
CHANCRE
(99 = 64 + 35)
RECACHE
(98 = 63 + 35)
CHEAPER
(98 = 63 + 35)
RECACHE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHANCRE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHANCRE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHEAPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHEAPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
RECACHE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHEAPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
RECACHE
(95 = 60 + 35)
PERCHANCE
(93)
PERCHANCE
(93)
PERCHANCE
(93)
PERCHANCE
(93)
CHEAPER
(92 = 57 + 35)
RECACHE
(92 = 57 + 35)
CACHER
(90)
CHANCRE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CHANCRE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
PERCHANCE
(88)
PERCHANCE
(88)
PERCHANCE
(87)
CHEAPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
CHEAPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECACHE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CHEAPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECACHE
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECACHE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CHEAPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECACHE
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECACHE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PERCHANCE
(84)
PERCHANCE
(84)
CHANCRE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
CHANCRE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CHEAPER
(81 = 46 + 35)
PERCHANCE
(81)
CHEAPER
(81 = 46 + 35)
RECACHE
(81 = 46 + 35)
RECACHE
(81 = 46 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(79 = 44 + 35)
CHANCRE
(79 = 44 + 35)
CHEAPER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RECACHE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(75 = 40 + 35)
CANCER
(75)
CHANCE
(75)
CHANCRE
(75 = 40 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(75 = 40 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(75 = 40 + 35)
CHANCRE
(75 = 40 + 35)
RECACHE
(73 = 38 + 35)
CHANCRE
(73 = 38 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(73 = 38 + 35)
RECACHE
(73 = 38 + 35)
CHEAPER
(73 = 38 + 35)
CHEAPER
(73 = 38 + 35)
CRECHE
(72)
PREACH
(72)
CRECHE
(72)
CHANCRE
(71 = 36 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(71 = 36 + 35)
CHANCRE
(71 = 36 + 35)
CHEAPER
(71 = 36 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(71 = 36 + 35)
CHANCRE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RECACHE
(71 = 36 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(71 = 36 + 35)
PERCHANCE
(70)
RECACHE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(69 = 34 + 35)
CANCER
(69)
CHANCRE
(69 = 34 + 35)
RECACHE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CHANCRE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CHANCE
(69)
CHEAPER
(69 = 34 + 35)
PRANCE
(69)
CHANCRE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CHANCE
(69)
CHEAPER
(69 = 34 + 35)
CHEAPER
(69 = 34 + 35)
RECACHE
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CHEAPEN
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CHEAPEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHANCRE
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHANCRE
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RECACHE
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CHEAPEN
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CHEAPER
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CHANCRE
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CHEAPER
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CHANCRE
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RECACHE
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CHEAPER
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CHEAPEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHANCRE
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CHEAPEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHANCRE
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHEAPEN
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RECACHE
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CHEAPEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHANCRE
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHANCRE
(67 = 32 + 35)
CRECHE
(66)
PREACH
(66)
EPARCH
(66)
CACHER
(66)
REPACE
(66)
EPARCH
(66)
CHEAPER
(66 = 31 + 35)
RECACHE
(66 = 31 + 35)
PREACH
(66)
CACHER
(66)
CACHER
(66)
EPARCH
(66)
PREACH
(66)
CRECHE
(66)
CHEAPER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHEAPER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHEAPER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHEAPER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHEAPER
(65 = 30 + 35)
RECACHE
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHEAPER
(65 = 30 + 35)
RECACHE
(65 = 30 + 35)
RECACHE
(65 = 30 + 35)
RECACHE
(65 = 30 + 35)
RECACHE
(65 = 30 + 35)
RECACHE
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHEAPER
(65 = 30 + 35)
RECACHE
(65 = 30 + 35)
CANCER
(63)
CHEAPEN
(63 = 28 + 35)
PRANCE
(63)
CANCER
(63)
CHEEP
(63)
CACHE
(63)
CHANCE
(63)
PRANCE
(63)
CHEEP
(63)
CHEAP
(63)
CHEAP
(63)
PEACH
(63)
PARCH
(63)
PARCH
(63)
PERCH
(63)
HEAPER
(63)
CHANCE
(63)
PEACH
(63)
PERCH
(63)
REHEAP
(63)
CHANCRE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CHEAPER
(62 = 27 + 35)
PERCHANCE
(62)
CHEAPEN
(61 = 26 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(61 = 26 + 35)
CHANCRE
(61 = 26 + 35)
CAREEN
(60)
RECACHE
(60 = 25 + 35)
CHEAPER
(60 = 25 + 35)
ACHENE
(60)

Words within the letters of perchance

2 letter words in perchance (10 words)

3 letter words in perchance (21 words)

7 letter words in perchance (4 words)

9 letter words in perchance (1 word)

Words containing the sequence perchance

Words that start with perchance (1 word)

Words with perchance in them (1 word)

Words that end with perchance (1 word)

Word Growth involving perchance

Shorter words in perchance

an chance

ha chance

pe per perch

Longer words containing perchance

(No longer words found)