Definition of perfunctorily

"perfunctorily" in the adverb sense

1. perfunctorily, pro forma

in a set manner without serious attention as a formality

"they answered my letter pro forma"

"he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"

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perfunctorily in Scrabble®

The word perfunctorily 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: 23

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters perfunctorily:

PERFUNCTORILY
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (107 words)

century, certify, cloture, confute, conifer, cornfly, cornier, cornily, corrupt, coulter, counter, country, coupler, couplet, courier, courtly, cretify, crofter, cruelty, culprit, cuprite, curlier, current, cutlery, cutline, elution, encrypt, entropy, ferulic, fintype, firepot, flirter, flounce, flouncy, flouter, fluency, fortune, functor, furrily, futiley, ineptly, inertly, inflect, inocyte, lection, loftier, nepotic, octuple, opulent, outfire, outlier, outline, outyelp, petrify, picture, plouter, pointer, politer, porcine, potency, poulter, poultry, pouncer, poutier, poutine, printer, procure, profile, proline, pronely, protein, purfler, purloin, putrefy, pyloric, pyrrole, recount, recruit, rectify, rectory, reincur, reinput, repilot, repoint, reprint, retinol, reunify, riflery, routine, runtier, terrify, topline, torpefy, torpify, torrefy, tourney, trefoil, trifler, tripole, trounce, trouper, turfier, unclipt, unfitly, unipole, unriper, upfront

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word perfunctorily

PERFUNCTORILY
(252)
PERFUNCTORILY
(225)
PERFUNCTORILY
(168)
PERFUNCTORILY
(150)
PERFUNCTORILY
(112)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(104)
PERFUNCTORILY
(100)
PERFUNCTORILY
(92)
PERFUNCTORILY
(92)
PERFUNCTORILY
(92)
PERFUNCTORILY
(75)
PERFUNCTORILY
(66)
PERFUNCTORILY
(54)
PERFUNCTORILY
(50)
PERFUNCTORILY
(41)
PERFUNCTORILY
(35)
PERFUNCTORILY
(32)
PERFUNCTORILY
(31)
PERFUNCTORILY
(29)
PERFUNCTORILY
(27)

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

PERFUNCTORILY
(252)
PERFUNCTORILY
(225)
PERFUNCTORILY
(168)
PERFUNCTORILY
(150)
PERFUNCTORILY
(112)
FINTYPE
(110 = 60 + 50)
RECTIFY
(110 = 60 + 50)
PETRIFY
(110 = 60 + 50)
FLOUNCY
(110 = 60 + 50)
PUTREFY
(110 = 60 + 50)
TORPIFY
(110 = 60 + 50)
CORNFLY
(110 = 60 + 50)
FLUENCY
(110 = 60 + 50)
CERTIFY
(110 = 60 + 50)
CRETIFY
(110 = 60 + 50)
TORPEFY
(110 = 60 + 50)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
FINTYPE
(107 = 57 + 50)
PETRIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLUENCY
(107 = 57 + 50)
CORNFLY
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLUENCY
(107 = 57 + 50)
PETRIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
CRETIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLOUNCY
(107 = 57 + 50)
CRETIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
CERTIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLOUNCY
(107 = 57 + 50)
RECTIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
RECTIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
TORPEFY
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TORPEFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
TORPIFY
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TORPIFY
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CORNFLY
(107 = 57 + 50)
PUTREFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
PUTREFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
FINTYPE
(107 = 57 + 50)
CERTIFY
(107 = 57 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(106 = 56 + 50)
POTENCY
(106 = 56 + 50)
PYLORIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
FLOUNCY
(104 = 54 + 50)
CERTIFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
POTENCY
(104 = 54 + 50)
TORPEFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
CRETIFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
PETRIFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
PUTREFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(104 = 54 + 50)
PYLORIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
TORPIFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
TORPIFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
TORPEFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
RECTIFY
(104 = 54 + 50)
FLUENCY
(104 = 54 + 50)
CORNFLY
(104 = 54 + 50)
FINTYPE
(104 = 54 + 50)
PERFUNCTORILY
(104)
FUTILEY
(102 = 52 + 50)
RIFLERY
(102 = 52 + 50)
UNFITLY
(102 = 52 + 50)
TERRIFY
(102 = 52 + 50)
FURRILY
(102 = 52 + 50)
TORREFY
(102 = 52 + 50)
REUNIFY
(102 = 52 + 50)
REUNIFY
(101 = 51 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(101 = 51 + 50)
FUTILEY
(101 = 51 + 50)
PYLORIC
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FUTILEY
(101 = 51 + 50)
ENCRYPT
(101 = 51 + 50)
TERRIFY
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PYLORIC
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TORREFY
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TERRIFY
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TORREFY
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REUNIFY
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POTENCY
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RIFLERY
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UNFITLY
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UNFITLY
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RIFLERY
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POTENCY
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FURRILY
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FURRILY
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PERFUNCTORILY
(100)
CONFUTE
(98 = 48 + 50)
FERULIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
TORPIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PURFLER
(98 = 48 + 50)
FLOUNCY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CROFTER
(98 = 48 + 50)
PRONELY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRETIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRETIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CORNFLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
FLUENCY
(98 = 48 + 50)
OUTYELP
(98 = 48 + 50)
FINTYPE
(98 = 48 + 50)
FERULIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
TORPIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PYRROLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CORNILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRETIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
FLOUNCY
(98 = 48 + 50)
TORPIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CONIFER
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FLOUNCY
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FLOUNCE
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CONIFER
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PYRROLE
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FLOUNCY
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PRONELY
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CRETIFY
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TORPIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
FINTYPE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRETIFY
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CORNFLY
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FLOUNCE
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FLOUNCY
(98 = 48 + 50)
FUNCTOR
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FLUENCY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PUTREFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PETRIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
INEPTLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PETRIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PUTREFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
RECTIFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CORNFLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
PETRIFY
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PETRIFY
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CORNFLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
RECTIFY
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ENTROPY
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PUTREFY
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RECTIFY
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PUTREFY
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FIREPOT
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FINTYPE
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PUTREFY
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RECTIFY
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UPFRONT
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CORNFLY
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INEPTLY
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PETRIFY
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CROFTER
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INOCYTE
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CONFUTE
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OUTYELP
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CROFTER
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OUTYELP
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FLUENCY
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UPFRONT
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PURFLER
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FLUENCY
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FLUENCY
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INOCYTE
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ENTROPY
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PURFLER
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INFLECT
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FINTYPE
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RECTORY
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INFLECT
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RECTORY
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CRUELTY
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RECTIFY
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CRUELTY
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COURTLY
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CONFUTE
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TORPEFY
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COUNTRY
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PROFILE
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CERTIFY
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CUTLERY
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CERTIFY
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CERTIFY
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CENTURY
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TORPEFY
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CUTLERY
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TORPEFY
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CERTIFY
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PROFILE
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POULTRY
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CORNILY
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PROFILE
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CERTIFY
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COURTLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
FINTYPE
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FIREPOT
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POULTRY
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FUNCTOR
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COUNTRY
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TORPEFY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CENTURY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CORNFLY
(96 = 46 + 50)
CORNFLY
(96 = 46 + 50)

perfunctorily in Words With Friends™

The word perfunctorily 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: 27

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

PERFUNCTORILY
(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (107 words)

century, certify, cloture, confute, conifer, cornfly, cornier, cornily, corrupt, coulter, counter, country, coupler, couplet, courier, courtly, cretify, crofter, cruelty, culprit, cuprite, curlier, current, cutlery, cutline, elution, encrypt, entropy, ferulic, fintype, firepot, flirter, flounce, flouncy, flouter, fluency, fortune, functor, furrily, futiley, ineptly, inertly, inflect, inocyte, lection, loftier, nepotic, octuple, opulent, outfire, outlier, outline, outyelp, petrify, picture, plouter, pointer, politer, porcine, potency, poulter, poultry, pouncer, poutier, poutine, printer, procure, profile, proline, pronely, protein, purfler, purloin, putrefy, pyloric, pyrrole, recount, recruit, rectify, rectory, reincur, reinput, repilot, repoint, reprint, retinol, reunify, riflery, routine, runtier, terrify, topline, torpefy, torpify, torrefy, tourney, trefoil, trifler, tripole, trounce, trouper, turfier, unclipt, unfitly, unipole, unriper, upfront

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word perfunctorily

PERFUNCTORILY
(351)
PERFUNCTORILY
(333)
PERFUNCTORILY
(297)
PERFUNCTORILY
(234)
PERFUNCTORILY
(186)
PERFUNCTORILY
(132)
PERFUNCTORILY
(128)
PERFUNCTORILY
(124)
PERFUNCTORILY
(120)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(74)
PERFUNCTORILY
(66)
PERFUNCTORILY
(62)
PERFUNCTORILY
(39)
PERFUNCTORILY
(38)
PERFUNCTORILY
(38)
PERFUNCTORILY
(36)
PERFUNCTORILY
(35)
PERFUNCTORILY
(33)
PERFUNCTORILY
(32)
PERFUNCTORILY
(31)
PERFUNCTORILY
(31)

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

PERFUNCTORILY
(351)
PERFUNCTORILY
(333)
PERFUNCTORILY
(297)
PERFUNCTORILY
(234)
PERFUNCTORILY
(186)
PERFUNCTORILY
(132)
TORPEFY
(128 = 93 + 35)
CORNFLY
(128 = 93 + 35)
PERFUNCTORILY
(128)
TORPIFY
(128 = 93 + 35)
CUPRITE
(125 = 90 + 35)
PICTURE
(125 = 90 + 35)
FLUENCY
(125 = 90 + 35)
FLOUNCY
(125 = 90 + 35)
PERFUNCTORILY
(124)
PERFUNCTORILY
(120)
UNCLIPT
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLOUNCY
(119 = 84 + 35)
FINTYPE
(119 = 84 + 35)
PYLORIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLUENCY
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLOUNCE
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLUENCY
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLOUNCY
(119 = 84 + 35)
UNCLIPT
(119 = 84 + 35)
POUNCER
(116 = 81 + 35)
CULPRIT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONFUTE
(116 = 81 + 35)
FERULIC
(116 = 81 + 35)
PURFLER
(116 = 81 + 35)
UPFRONT
(116 = 81 + 35)
COUPLER
(116 = 81 + 35)
FUNCTOR
(116 = 81 + 35)
CULPRIT
(116 = 81 + 35)
UNFITLY
(116 = 81 + 35)
COUPLET
(116 = 81 + 35)
CORNFLY
(116 = 81 + 35)
OCTUPLE
(116 = 81 + 35)
FUNCTOR
(116 = 81 + 35)
INFLECT
(116 = 81 + 35)
FINTYPE
(113 = 78 + 35)
COUNTRY
(113 = 78 + 35)
PUTREFY
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONIFER
(113 = 78 + 35)
FLUENCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
POTENCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
POTENCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
POTENCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
CENTURY
(113 = 78 + 35)
POULTRY
(113 = 78 + 35)
PUTREFY
(113 = 78 + 35)
CRUELTY
(113 = 78 + 35)
ENCRYPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PORCINE
(113 = 78 + 35)
INEPTLY
(113 = 78 + 35)
INEPTLY
(113 = 78 + 35)
ENCRYPT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PROFILE
(113 = 78 + 35)
REUNIFY
(113 = 78 + 35)
FLOUNCE
(113 = 78 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
COURTLY
(113 = 78 + 35)
PYLORIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
FLOUNCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
FLUENCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
FLOUNCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
FLOUNCY
(113 = 78 + 35)
COUPLET
(110 = 75 + 35)
INFLECT
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRETIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
CERTIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
OPULENT
(110 = 75 + 35)
COUPLER
(110 = 75 + 35)
COUPLER
(110 = 75 + 35)
OCTUPLE
(110 = 75 + 35)
RECTIFY
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COUPLET
(110 = 75 + 35)
RECTIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
TORPEFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
TORPIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNIPOLE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRETIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNIPOLE
(110 = 75 + 35)
POUNCER
(110 = 75 + 35)
FERULIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
PETRIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
CONFUTE
(110 = 75 + 35)
PETRIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
INOCYTE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CONFUTE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CERTIFY
(110 = 75 + 35)
PURFLER
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FUNCTOR
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CORNFLY
(110 = 75 + 35)
UPFRONT
(110 = 75 + 35)
CORNFLY
(110 = 75 + 35)
PURFLER
(110 = 75 + 35)
CULPRIT
(110 = 75 + 35)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
PERFUNCTORILY
(108)
OUTYELP
(107 = 72 + 35)
FLOUNCY
(107 = 72 + 35)
PORCINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
FLOUNCY
(107 = 72 + 35)
POUTINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRONELY
(107 = 72 + 35)
OUTYELP
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CORRUPT
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UNCLIPT
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PYLORIC
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FLOUNCY
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NEPOTIC
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OUTYELP
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FLOUNCE
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PORCINE
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PROCURE
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PROFILE
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CUTLERY
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PROFILE
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PROCURE
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FLOUNCE
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PROCURE
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CORNILY
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FLOUNCY
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COULTER
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TROUNCE
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FLOUNCE
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ENCRYPT
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POTENCY
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PYLORIC
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CORRUPT
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PUTREFY
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ENCRYPT
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UNCLIPT
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FLUENCY
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FUTILEY
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PUTREFY
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FLUENCY
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FUTILEY
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FLUENCY
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FINTYPE
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FINTYPE
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FLUENCY
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FLUENCY
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PUTREFY
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FINTYPE
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POULTER
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CENTURY
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CRUELTY
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LECTION
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FURRILY
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PYLORIC
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POTENCY
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COUNTER
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CONIFER
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PYRROLE
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OCTUPLE
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COURIER
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TORPEFY
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INOCYTE
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FUNCTOR
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CROFTER
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CERTIFY
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COUPLET
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ENTROPY
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FUNCTOR
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LOFTIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CROFTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CORNFLY
(104 = 69 + 35)
COUPLET
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TORPIFY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CROFTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
OCTUPLE
(104 = 69 + 35)
FUNCTOR
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TORPIFY
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PURFLER
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TORPIFY
(104 = 69 + 35)
UPFRONT
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TORPIFY
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PURFLER
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PURFLER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CORNFLY
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TORPEFY
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POUNCER
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UNFITLY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONFUTE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CRETIFY
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COUPLER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PETRIFY
(104 = 69 + 35)
PETRIFY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CRETIFY
(104 = 69 + 35)
PETRIFY
(104 = 69 + 35)
TORPEFY
(104 = 69 + 35)
PURLOIN
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CONFUTE
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CUTLINE
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POUTIER
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FIREPOT
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CRETIFY
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Words within the letters of perfunctorily

2 letter words in perfunctorily (18 words)

10 letter words in perfunctorily (1 word)

11 letter words in perfunctorily (1 word)

13 letter words in perfunctorily (1 word)

Words containing the sequence perfunctorily

Words that start with perfunctorily (1 word)

Words with perfunctorily in them (1 word)

Words that end with perfunctorily (1 word)

Word Growth involving perfunctorily

Shorter words in perfunctorily

un fun functor

or functor

to functor

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Longer words containing perfunctorily

(No longer words found)