Definition of perimeter

"perimeter" in the noun sense

1. margin, border, perimeter

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

2. perimeter

a line enclosing a plane areas

3. circumference, perimeter

the size of something as given by the distance around it

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perimeter in Scrabble®

The word perimeter 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters perimeter:

PERIMETER
(126)
PERIMETER
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

emptier, miterer, preemie, premeet, premier, preterm, reprime, retimer, retiree, trireme

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word perimeter

PERIMETER
(126)
PERIMETER
(126)
PERIMETER
(84)
PERIMETER
(84)
PERIMETER
(64)
PERIMETER
(52)
PERIMETER
(52)
PERIMETER
(52)
PERIMETER
(51)
PERIMETER
(50)
PERIMETER
(42)
PERIMETER
(42)
PERIMETER
(42)
PERIMETER
(42)
PERIMETER
(42)
PERIMETER
(34)
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(34)
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(34)
PERIMETER
(34)
PERIMETER
(34)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(28)
PERIMETER
(28)
PERIMETER
(28)
PERIMETER
(28)
PERIMETER
(28)
PERIMETER
(28)
PERIMETER
(27)
PERIMETER
(26)
PERIMETER
(26)
PERIMETER
(26)
PERIMETER
(20)
PERIMETER
(18)
PERIMETER
(18)
PERIMETER
(17)
PERIMETER
(17)
PERIMETER
(17)
PERIMETER
(16)
PERIMETER
(16)
PERIMETER
(16)
PERIMETER
(15)

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

PERIMETER
(126)
PERIMETER
(126)
PREMEET
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRETERM
(94 = 44 + 50)
EMPTIER
(94 = 44 + 50)
PREEMIE
(94 = 44 + 50)
REPRIME
(94 = 44 + 50)
PREMIER
(94 = 44 + 50)
EMPTIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
EMPTIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
REPRIME
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREMEET
(92 = 42 + 50)
REPRIME
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMIE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRETERM
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREEMIE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRETERM
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRIREME
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIREME
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETIMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETIMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREEMIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETERM
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETERM
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETERM
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETERM
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETERM
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETERM
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
MITERER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREMEET
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPRIME
(86 = 36 + 50)
MITERER
(86 = 36 + 50)
EMPTIER
(84 = 34 + 50)
PERIMETER
(84)
PREEMIE
(84 = 34 + 50)
REPRIME
(84 = 34 + 50)
REPRIME
(84 = 34 + 50)
PERIMETER
(84)
EMPTIER
(84 = 34 + 50)
PREMEET
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRETERM
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREEMIE
(83 = 33 + 50)
EMPTIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REPRIME
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREMIER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREMIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETERM
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIREME
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIREME
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETIMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETERM
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETIMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREMEET
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETIMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETIMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETIMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETIMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
EMPTIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETIMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETIMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REPRIME
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREEMIE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIREME
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITERER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITERER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIREME
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITERER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIREME
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITERER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIREME
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITERER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIREME
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRIREME
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITERER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MITERER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREMIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREMIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMIE
(78 = 28 + 50)
REPRIME
(78 = 28 + 50)
EMPTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
PRETERM
(78 = 28 + 50)
PRETERM
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RETIREE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EMPTIER
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PREMEET
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PREEMIE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PRETERM
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREEMIE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PRETERM
(78 = 28 + 50)
REPRIME
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREMEET
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIREME
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETIMER
(77 = 27 + 50)
MITERER
(77 = 27 + 50)
PRETERM
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
REPRIME
(76 = 26 + 50)
MITERER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
REPRIME
(76 = 26 + 50)
REPRIME
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
EMPTIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMEET
(76 = 26 + 50)
EMPTIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
EMPTIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREMIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PRETERM
(76 = 26 + 50)
RETIMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMIE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMIE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREEMIE
(76 = 26 + 50)
PRETERM
(76 = 26 + 50)
PRETERM
(76 = 26 + 50)
REPRIME
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIREE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REPRIME
(74 = 24 + 50)
REPRIME
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETERM
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIREE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REPRIME
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETERM
(74 = 24 + 50)
MITERER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIREE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
MITERER
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
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EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EMPTIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
REPRIME
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIREE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETERM
(74 = 24 + 50)
REPRIME
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETERM
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIREE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIREE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIREE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETIREE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMEET
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIREME
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREMIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREEMIE
(73 = 23 + 50)
PRETERM
(72 = 22 + 50)
RETIMER
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREEMIE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREMEET
(72 = 22 + 50)

perimeter in Words With Friends™

The word perimeter 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: 15

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

PERIMETER
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

emptier, miterer, preemie, premeet, premier, preterm, reprime, retimer, retiree, trireme

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word perimeter

PERIMETER
(171)
PERIMETER
(102)
PERIMETER
(102)
PERIMETER
(76)
PERIMETER
(75)
PERIMETER
(75)
PERIMETER
(75)
PERIMETER
(64)
PERIMETER
(64)
PERIMETER
(64)
PERIMETER
(62)
PERIMETER
(60)
PERIMETER
(60)
PERIMETER
(57)
PERIMETER
(57)
PERIMETER
(57)
PERIMETER
(50)
PERIMETER
(50)
PERIMETER
(34)
PERIMETER
(34)
PERIMETER
(34)
PERIMETER
(34)
PERIMETER
(34)
PERIMETER
(34)
PERIMETER
(32)
PERIMETER
(32)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(30)
PERIMETER
(27)
PERIMETER
(24)
PERIMETER
(21)
PERIMETER
(21)
PERIMETER
(21)
PERIMETER
(20)
PERIMETER
(20)
PERIMETER
(20)
PERIMETER
(20)
PERIMETER
(19)
PERIMETER
(19)
PERIMETER
(19)
PERIMETER
(18)
PERIMETER
(18)
PERIMETER
(18)
PERIMETER
(17)
PERIMETER
(17)
PERIMETER
(17)
PERIMETER
(17)
PERIMETER
(16)
PERIMETER
(16)

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

PERIMETER
(171)
REPRIME
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
REPRIME
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREEMIE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRETERM
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREEMIE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRETERM
(104 = 69 + 35)
EMPTIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
EMPTIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMEET
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREMIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PERIMETER
(102)
PERIMETER
(102)
PREMIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRETERM
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
EMPTIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMEET
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRETERM
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREEMIE
(98 = 63 + 35)
REPRIME
(98 = 63 + 35)
PREMIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
MITERER
(95 = 60 + 35)
RETIMER
(95 = 60 + 35)
TRIREME
(95 = 60 + 35)
TRIREME
(89 = 54 + 35)
MITERER
(89 = 54 + 35)
PREEMIE
(87 = 52 + 35)
REPRIME
(87 = 52 + 35)
EMPTIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREEMIE
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREEMIE
(87 = 52 + 35)
REPRIME
(87 = 52 + 35)
EMPTIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PRETERM
(87 = 52 + 35)
PRETERM
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
EMPTIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
REPRIME
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PRETERM
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREMEET
(87 = 52 + 35)
PREEMIE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREMEET
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREEMIE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRETERM
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRETERM
(86 = 51 + 35)
EMPTIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
REPRIME
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREMIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
REPRIME
(86 = 51 + 35)
EMPTIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PREEMIE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRETERM
(80 = 45 + 35)
EMPTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEMIE
(80 = 45 + 35)
EMPTIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEMIE
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EMPTIER
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EMPTIER
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PRETERM
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PREMEET
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PREMIER
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PREMIER
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PREMIER
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PREMEET
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PREMEET
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EMPTIER
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PRETERM
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PRETERM
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REPRIME
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REPRIME
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REPRIME
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PREEMIE
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PREEMIE
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REPRIME
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REPRIME
(80 = 45 + 35)
PREEMIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
EMPTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETIMER
(77 = 42 + 35)
MITERER
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREMIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REPRIME
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETIMER
(77 = 42 + 35)
MITERER
(77 = 42 + 35)
MITERER
(77 = 42 + 35)
EMPTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIREME
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIREME
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETIMER
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PRETERM
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIREME
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREMEET
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREEMIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REPRIME
(77 = 42 + 35)
PRETERM
(77 = 42 + 35)
PERIMETER
(76)
RETIMER
(75 = 40 + 35)
RETIMER
(75 = 40 + 35)
PERIMETER
(75)
TRIREME
(75 = 40 + 35)
MITERER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRIREME
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRIREME
(75 = 40 + 35)
PERIMETER
(75)
MITERER
(75 = 40 + 35)
MITERER
(75 = 40 + 35)
PERIMETER
(75)
RETIMER
(75 = 40 + 35)
MITERER
(71 = 36 + 35)
MITERER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIREME
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETIMER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIREME
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIREME
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MITERER
(71 = 36 + 35)
MITERER
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MITERER
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETIMER
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RETIMER
(71 = 36 + 35)
MITERER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIREME
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETIMER
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RETIMER
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETIMER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIREME
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIREME
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETIMER
(71 = 36 + 35)
EMPTIER
(69 = 34 + 35)
REPRIME
(69 = 34 + 35)
REPRIME
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PRETERM
(69 = 34 + 35)
PRETERM
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EMPTIER
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PREMIER
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREEMIE
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREMEET
(69 = 34 + 35)
PREEMIE
(69 = 34 + 35)
RETIREE
(68 = 33 + 35)
RETIREE
(68 = 33 + 35)
RETIREE
(68 = 33 + 35)
RETIREE
(68 = 33 + 35)
TEMPER
(66)
PRIMER
(66)
EPIMER
(66)
PREMET
(66)
PRIMER
(66)
PERMIT
(66)
PREMET
(66)
EMPIRE
(66)
TEMPER
(66)
PERMIT
(66)
PREMIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
EMPTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
EMPTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
REPRIME
(65 = 30 + 35)
REPRIME
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EMPTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREEMIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
EMPTIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMIER
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PREEMIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PRETERM
(65 = 30 + 35)
PRETERM
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
REPRIME
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREEMIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
PRETERM
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMEET
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREEMIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
REPRIME
(65 = 30 + 35)
PREMIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
PRETERM
(65 = 30 + 35)
PERIMETER
(64)
PERIMETER
(64)
PERIMETER
(64)
PREEMIE
(64 = 29 + 35)
RETIREE
(63 = 28 + 35)
REPRIME
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRIREME
(63 = 28 + 35)
REPRIME
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)
EMPTIER
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PREEMIE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREMEET
(63 = 28 + 35)

Words within the letters of perimeter

2 letter words in perimeter (7 words)

3 letter words in perimeter (13 words)

8 letter words in perimeter (4 words)

9 letter words in perimeter (1 word)

perimeter + 1 blank (1 word)

perimeter + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence perimeter

Words that start with perimeter (3 words)

Words with perimeter in them (2 words)

Words that end with perimeter (2 words)

Word Growth involving perimeter

Shorter words in perimeter

me met meter

pe per

me rime

rim rime

Longer words containing perimeter

isoperimeter isoperimeters

perimeterless

perimeters isoperimeters