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Definition of perfunctory

"perfunctory" in the adjective sense

1. casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory, superficial

hasty and without attention to detail not thorough

"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"

"a passing glance"

"perfunctory courtesy"

"In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory"

2. pro forma, perfunctory

done or produced as a formality only

"a one-candidate pro forma election"

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perfunctory in Scrabble®

The word perfunctory 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: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters perfunctory:

PERFUNCTORY

(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

century, confute, corrupt, counter, country, crofter, current, encrypt, entropy, fortune, functor, potency, pouncer, procure, putrefy, recount, rectory, torpefy, torrefy, tourney, trounce, trouper, upfront

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word perfunctory

PERFUNCTORY

(225)

PERFUNCTORY

(198)

PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

(46)

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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

PERFUNCTORY

(225)

PERFUNCTORY

(198)

PERFUNCTORY

(150)

PERFUNCTORY

(132)

TORPEFY

(110 = 60 + 50)

PUTREFY

(110 = 60 + 50)

TORPEFY

(107 = 57 + 50)

PUTREFY

(107 = 57 + 50)

TORPEFY

(107 = 57 + 50)

PUTREFY

(107 = 57 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(106 = 56 + 50)

POTENCY

(106 = 56 + 50)

POTENCY

(104 = 54 + 50)

PUTREFY

(104 = 54 + 50)

TORPEFY

(104 = 54 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(104 = 54 + 50)

TORPEFY

(104 = 54 + 50)

TORREFY

(102 = 52 + 50)

TORREFY

(101 = 51 + 50)

POTENCY

(101 = 51 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(101 = 51 + 50)

POTENCY

(101 = 51 + 50)

TORREFY

(101 = 51 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(101 = 51 + 50)

PERFUNCTORY

(100)

UPFRONT

(98 = 48 + 50)

CENTURY

(98 = 48 + 50)

ENTROPY

(98 = 48 + 50)

FUNCTOR

(98 = 48 + 50)

FUNCTOR

(98 = 48 + 50)

CROFTER

(98 = 48 + 50)

UPFRONT

(98 = 48 + 50)

CROFTER

(98 = 48 + 50)

COUNTRY

(98 = 48 + 50)

ENTROPY

(98 = 48 + 50)

TORPEFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

CROFTER

(98 = 48 + 50)

COUNTRY

(98 = 48 + 50)

TORPEFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

TORPEFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

PUTREFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

CONFUTE

(98 = 48 + 50)

RECTORY

(98 = 48 + 50)

CONFUTE

(98 = 48 + 50)

PUTREFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

CENTURY

(98 = 48 + 50)

PUTREFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

RECTORY

(98 = 48 + 50)

PUTREFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

PUTREFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

TORPEFY

(98 = 48 + 50)

CONFUTE

(98 = 48 + 50)

PERFUNCTORY

(96)

TORPEFY

(96 = 46 + 50)

PUTREFY

(96 = 46 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(95 = 45 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(95 = 45 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(95 = 45 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(95 = 45 + 50)

POTENCY

(95 = 45 + 50)

CENTURY

(95 = 45 + 50)

POTENCY

(95 = 45 + 50)

POTENCY

(95 = 45 + 50)

COUNTRY

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FUNCTOR

(95 = 45 + 50)

UPFRONT

(95 = 45 + 50)

FUNCTOR

(95 = 45 + 50)

RECTORY

(95 = 45 + 50)

CONFUTE

(95 = 45 + 50)

PUTREFY

(95 = 45 + 50)

POTENCY

(95 = 45 + 50)

CROFTER

(95 = 45 + 50)

POTENCY

(95 = 45 + 50)

TORPEFY

(95 = 45 + 50)

ENTROPY

(95 = 45 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(95 = 45 + 50)

POUNCER

(94 = 44 + 50)

PROCURE

(94 = 44 + 50)

CORRUPT

(94 = 44 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(94 = 44 + 50)

FORTUNE

(92 = 42 + 50)

TOURNEY

(92 = 42 + 50)

TORREFY

(92 = 42 + 50)

PROCURE

(92 = 42 + 50)

PROCURE

(92 = 42 + 50)

TORREFY

(92 = 42 + 50)

CORRUPT

(92 = 42 + 50)

CORRUPT

(92 = 42 + 50)

POTENCY

(92 = 42 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(92 = 42 + 50)

TORREFY

(92 = 42 + 50)

TORREFY

(92 = 42 + 50)

TORREFY

(92 = 42 + 50)

POUNCER

(92 = 42 + 50)

TORREFY

(92 = 42 + 50)

TORREFY

(92 = 42 + 50)

PROCURE

(92 = 42 + 50)

POUNCER

(92 = 42 + 50)

FORTUNE

(90 = 40 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(90 = 40 + 50)

TOURNEY

(90 = 40 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(90 = 40 + 50)

TORPEFY

(90 = 40 + 50)

PUTREFY

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POTENCY

(90 = 40 + 50)

UPFRONT

(90 = 40 + 50)

CROFTER

(89 = 39 + 50)

COUNTRY

(89 = 39 + 50)

COUNTRY

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UPFRONT

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UPFRONT

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COUNTRY

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FUNCTOR

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UPFRONT

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COUNTRY

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CROFTER

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CROFTER

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UPFRONT

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CROFTER

(89 = 39 + 50)

CONFUTE

(89 = 39 + 50)

RECTORY

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ENTROPY

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ENTROPY

(89 = 39 + 50)

ENTROPY

(89 = 39 + 50)

CONFUTE

(89 = 39 + 50)

RECTORY

(89 = 39 + 50)

COUNTRY

(89 = 39 + 50)

RECTORY

(89 = 39 + 50)

CONFUTE

(89 = 39 + 50)

RECTORY

(89 = 39 + 50)

RECTORY

(89 = 39 + 50)

CONFUTE

(89 = 39 + 50)

CONFUTE

(89 = 39 + 50)

RECTORY

(89 = 39 + 50)

CENTURY

(89 = 39 + 50)

CROFTER

(89 = 39 + 50)

ENTROPY

(89 = 39 + 50)

FUNCTOR

(89 = 39 + 50)

FUNCTOR

(89 = 39 + 50)

FUNCTOR

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CENTURY

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CENTURY

(89 = 39 + 50)

CENTURY

(89 = 39 + 50)

CENTURY

(89 = 39 + 50)

TORREFY

(89 = 39 + 50)

UPFRONT

(89 = 39 + 50)

FUNCTOR

(89 = 39 + 50)

COUNTRY

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CENTURY

(89 = 39 + 50)

ENTROPY

(89 = 39 + 50)

ENTROPY

(89 = 39 + 50)

UPFRONT

(89 = 39 + 50)

PUTREFY

(88 = 38 + 50)

PERFUNCTORY

(88)

PUTREFY

(88 = 38 + 50)

POTENCY

(88 = 38 + 50)

TORPEFY

(88 = 38 + 50)

TORPEFY

(88 = 38 + 50)

TORPEFY

(88 = 38 + 50)

PUTREFY

(88 = 38 + 50)

PUTREFY

(88 = 38 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(88 = 38 + 50)

PERFUNCTORY

(88)

POUNCER

(86 = 36 + 50)

ENTROPY

(86 = 36 + 50)

PUTREFY

(86 = 36 + 50)

CONFUTE

(86 = 36 + 50)

POUNCER

(86 = 36 + 50)

TORREFY

(86 = 36 + 50)

PUTREFY

(86 = 36 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(86 = 36 + 50)

POUNCER

(86 = 36 + 50)

POUNCER

(86 = 36 + 50)

FUNCTOR

(86 = 36 + 50)

POUNCER

(86 = 36 + 50)

RECTORY

(86 = 36 + 50)

POUNCER

(86 = 36 + 50)

RECOUNT

(86 = 36 + 50)

RECTORY

(86 = 36 + 50)

ENCRYPT

(86 = 36 + 50)

COUNTRY

(86 = 36 + 50)

PROCURE

(86 = 36 + 50)

POTENCY

(86 = 36 + 50)

TROUNCE

(86 = 36 + 50)

COUNTER

(86 = 36 + 50)

CENTURY

(86 = 36 + 50)

CROFTER

(86 = 36 + 50)

POTENCY

(86 = 36 + 50)

CORRUPT

(86 = 36 + 50)

COUNTER

(86 = 36 + 50)

TROUNCE

(86 = 36 + 50)

CORRUPT

(86 = 36 + 50)

CORRUPT

(86 = 36 + 50)

ENTROPY

(86 = 36 + 50)

CORRUPT

(86 = 36 + 50)

RECOUNT

(86 = 36 + 50)

POTENCY

(86 = 36 + 50)

CURRENT

(86 = 36 + 50)

UPFRONT

(86 = 36 + 50)

CORRUPT

(86 = 36 + 50)

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perfunctory in Words With Friends™

The word perfunctory 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: 24

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters perfunctory:

PERFUNCTORY

(324)

PERFUNCTORY

(324)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word perfunctory

PERFUNCTORY

(324)

PERFUNCTORY

(324)

PERFUNCTORY

(270)

PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

(156)

PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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(100)

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

(96)

PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

(96)

PERFUNCTORY

(90)

PERFUNCTORY

(68)

PERFUNCTORY

(68)

PERFUNCTORY

(64)

PERFUNCTORY

(60)

PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

(56)

PERFUNCTORY

(48)

PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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PERFUNCTORY

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

PERFUNCTORY

(324)

PERFUNCTORY

(324)

PERFUNCTORY

(270)

PERFUNCTORY

(192)

PERFUNCTORY

(156)

TORPEFY

(128 = 93 + 35)

PERFUNCTORY

(124)

UPFRONT

(116 = 81 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(116 = 81 + 35)

CONFUTE

(116 = 81 + 35)

POUNCER

(116 = 81 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(116 = 81 + 35)

POTENCY

(113 = 78 + 35)

COUNTRY

(113 = 78 + 35)

CENTURY

(113 = 78 + 35)

PUTREFY

(113 = 78 + 35)

POTENCY

(113 = 78 + 35)

POTENCY

(113 = 78 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(113 = 78 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(113 = 78 + 35)

PUTREFY

(113 = 78 + 35)

CONFUTE

(110 = 75 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(110 = 75 + 35)

TORPEFY

(110 = 75 + 35)

UPFRONT

(110 = 75 + 35)

CONFUTE

(110 = 75 + 35)

POUNCER

(110 = 75 + 35)

COUNTER

(107 = 72 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(107 = 72 + 35)

POTENCY

(107 = 72 + 35)

CORRUPT

(107 = 72 + 35)

CORRUPT

(107 = 72 + 35)

PROCURE

(107 = 72 + 35)

PROCURE

(107 = 72 + 35)

PUTREFY

(107 = 72 + 35)

PROCURE

(107 = 72 + 35)

TROUNCE

(107 = 72 + 35)

POTENCY

(107 = 72 + 35)

CENTURY

(107 = 72 + 35)

PUTREFY

(107 = 72 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(107 = 72 + 35)

PUTREFY

(107 = 72 + 35)

CONFUTE

(104 = 69 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(104 = 69 + 35)

CROFTER

(104 = 69 + 35)

CONFUTE

(104 = 69 + 35)

TORPEFY

(104 = 69 + 35)

POUNCER

(104 = 69 + 35)

ENTROPY

(104 = 69 + 35)

CROFTER

(104 = 69 + 35)

CROFTER

(104 = 69 + 35)

TORPEFY

(104 = 69 + 35)

CONFUTE

(104 = 69 + 35)

TORPEFY

(104 = 69 + 35)

UPFRONT

(104 = 69 + 35)

TORPEFY

(104 = 69 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(104 = 69 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(104 = 69 + 35)

PERFUNCTORY

(102)

CENTURY

(101 = 66 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(101 = 66 + 35)

POTENCY

(101 = 66 + 35)

PROCURE

(101 = 66 + 35)

PUTREFY

(101 = 66 + 35)

CURRENT

(101 = 66 + 35)

COUNTRY

(101 = 66 + 35)

FORTUNE

(101 = 66 + 35)

PROCURE

(101 = 66 + 35)

COUNTRY

(101 = 66 + 35)

RECTORY

(101 = 66 + 35)

PUTREFY

(101 = 66 + 35)

CORRUPT

(101 = 66 + 35)

PROCURE

(101 = 66 + 35)

RECOUNT

(101 = 66 + 35)

CORRUPT

(101 = 66 + 35)

TORREFY

(101 = 66 + 35)

PERFUNCTORY

(100)

PERFUNCTORY

(100)

PERFUNCTORY

(100)

PERFUNCTORY

(100)

PUTREFY

(99 = 64 + 35)

PUTREFY

(99 = 64 + 35)

PUTREFY

(99 = 64 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(99 = 64 + 35)

POTENCY

(99 = 64 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(99 = 64 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(99 = 64 + 35)

POTENCY

(99 = 64 + 35)

POTENCY

(99 = 64 + 35)

ENTROPY

(98 = 63 + 35)

TORPEFY

(98 = 63 + 35)

POUNCER

(98 = 63 + 35)

ENTROPY

(98 = 63 + 35)

CROFTER

(98 = 63 + 35)

TOURNEY

(98 = 63 + 35)

CROFTER

(98 = 63 + 35)

CROFTER

(98 = 63 + 35)

UPFRONT

(98 = 63 + 35)

TROUPER

(98 = 63 + 35)

POUNCER

(98 = 63 + 35)

CONFUTE

(98 = 63 + 35)

PERFUNCTORY

(96)

PERFUNCTORY

(96)

PERFUNCTORY

(96)

FUNCTOR

(95 = 60 + 35)

CONFUTE

(95 = 60 + 35)

UPFRONT

(95 = 60 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(95 = 60 + 35)

POUNCER

(95 = 60 + 35)

CORRUPT

(95 = 60 + 35)

PROCURE

(95 = 60 + 35)

TORREFY

(95 = 60 + 35)

FORTUNE

(95 = 60 + 35)

TORREFY

(95 = 60 + 35)

PUTREFY

(95 = 60 + 35)

POTENCY

(95 = 60 + 35)

RECTORY

(95 = 60 + 35)

POUNCER

(95 = 60 + 35)

COUNTRY

(95 = 60 + 35)

TORPEFY

(95 = 60 + 35)

TORPEFY

(95 = 60 + 35)

UPFRONT

(95 = 60 + 35)

COUNTRY

(95 = 60 + 35)

CURRENT

(95 = 60 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(95 = 60 + 35)

CONFUTE

(95 = 60 + 35)

CENTURY

(95 = 60 + 35)

TORPEFY

(95 = 60 + 35)

TROUNCE

(95 = 60 + 35)

POUNCER

(95 = 60 + 35)

CONFUTE

(95 = 60 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(95 = 60 + 35)

UPFRONT

(95 = 60 + 35)

COUNTRY

(95 = 60 + 35)

COUNTER

(95 = 60 + 35)

FORCEP

(93)

ENTROPY

(92 = 57 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(92 = 57 + 35)

TORPEFY

(92 = 57 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(92 = 57 + 35)

UPFRONT

(92 = 57 + 35)

UPFRONT

(92 = 57 + 35)

UPFRONT

(92 = 57 + 35)

POUNCER

(92 = 57 + 35)

ENTROPY

(92 = 57 + 35)

POUNCER

(92 = 57 + 35)

CENTURY

(91 = 56 + 35)

COUNTRY

(91 = 56 + 35)

CORRUPT

(91 = 56 + 35)

CENTURY

(91 = 56 + 35)

PROCURE

(91 = 56 + 35)

COUNTRY

(91 = 56 + 35)

PROCURE

(91 = 56 + 35)

COUNTRY

(91 = 56 + 35)

CENTURY

(91 = 56 + 35)

PROCURE

(91 = 56 + 35)

CORRUPT

(91 = 56 + 35)

CORRUPT

(91 = 56 + 35)

PERFUNCTORY

(90)

CENTURY

(89 = 54 + 35)

POTENCY

(89 = 54 + 35)

CORRUPT

(89 = 54 + 35)

RECOUNT

(89 = 54 + 35)

COUNTER

(89 = 54 + 35)

FORTUNE

(89 = 54 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(89 = 54 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(89 = 54 + 35)

POTENCY

(89 = 54 + 35)

COUNTER

(89 = 54 + 35)

TROUNCE

(89 = 54 + 35)

CURRENT

(89 = 54 + 35)

RECTORY

(89 = 54 + 35)

PUTREFY

(89 = 54 + 35)

PUTREFY

(89 = 54 + 35)

COUNTRY

(89 = 54 + 35)

CURRENT

(89 = 54 + 35)

COUNTRY

(89 = 54 + 35)

POTENCY

(89 = 54 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(89 = 54 + 35)

ENCRYPT

(89 = 54 + 35)

CENTURY

(89 = 54 + 35)

TROUNCE

(89 = 54 + 35)

RECOUNT

(89 = 54 + 35)

FORTUNE

(89 = 54 + 35)

TORREFY

(89 = 54 + 35)

CROFTER

(87 = 52 + 35)

CROFTER

(87 = 52 + 35)

CROFTER

(87 = 52 + 35)

ENTROPY

(87 = 52 + 35)

ENTROPY

(87 = 52 + 35)

ENTROPY

(87 = 52 + 35)

TORPEFY

(86 = 51 + 35)

TORPEFY

(86 = 51 + 35)

POUNCER

(86 = 51 + 35)

CONFUTE

(86 = 51 + 35)

FUNCTOR

(86 = 51 + 35)

TOURNEY

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CONFUTE

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POUNCER

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UPFRONT

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Words within the letters of perfunctory

2 letter words in perfunctory (13 words)

ef en no nu of on or pe re to un up ye

3 letter words in perfunctory (56 words)

con cop cot coy cry cue cup cur cut eon err fen foe fop for fro fry fun fur net nor not nut oft one opt ore our out pen per pet pot pry pun put ref roe rot rue run rut rye ten toe ton top toy try urn yen yep yet yon you yup

4 letter words in perfunctory (73 words)

5 letter words in perfunctory (76 words)

6 letter words in perfunctory (37 words)

7 letter words in perfunctory (23 words)

century confute corrupt counter country crofter current encrypt entropy fortune functor potency pouncer procure putrefy recount rectory torpefy torrefy tourney trounce trouper upfront

8 letter words in perfunctory (2 words)

confuter trouncer

11 letter words in perfunctory (1 word)

perfunctory

perfunctory + 2 blanks (1 word)

perfunctorily

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Words containing the sequence perfunctory

Words that start with perfunctory (1 word)

perfunctory

Words with perfunctory in them (1 word)

perfunctory

Words that end with perfunctory (1 word)

perfunctory

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Word Growth involving perfunctory

Shorter words in perfunctory

un fun functor

or functor

to functor

pe per

Longer words containing perfunctory

(No longer words found)