Definition of perspicuous

"perspicuous" in the adjective sense

1. limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous

of language) transparently clear easily understandable

"writes in a limpid style"

"lucid directions"

"a luculent oration"- Robert Burton

"pellucid prose"

"a crystal clear explanation"

"a perspicuous argument"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

perspicuous in Scrabble®

The word perspicuous 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters perspicuous:

PERSPICUOUS
(162)
PERSPICUOUS
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (30 words)

copiers, coppers, corpses, courses, cruises, curious, oppress, percuss, poseurs, pressup, process, prussic, purpose, pursues, pussier, recoups, serious, sippers, soppers, soppier, soupier, sources, spicers, spruces, sucrose, suppers, suppose, suspire, uprises, uprouse

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word perspicuous

PERSPICUOUS
(162)
PERSPICUOUS
(162)
PERSPICUOUS
(108)
PERSPICUOUS
(108)
PERSPICUOUS
(92)
PERSPICUOUS
(80)
PERSPICUOUS
(80)
PERSPICUOUS
(72)
PERSPICUOUS
(68)
PERSPICUOUS
(68)
PERSPICUOUS
(68)
PERSPICUOUS
(68)
PERSPICUOUS
(68)
PERSPICUOUS
(63)
PERSPICUOUS
(57)
PERSPICUOUS
(57)
PERSPICUOUS
(50)
PERSPICUOUS
(50)
PERSPICUOUS
(42)
PERSPICUOUS
(42)
PERSPICUOUS
(42)
PERSPICUOUS
(42)
PERSPICUOUS
(42)
PERSPICUOUS
(42)
PERSPICUOUS
(38)
PERSPICUOUS
(38)
PERSPICUOUS
(38)
PERSPICUOUS
(38)
PERSPICUOUS
(38)
PERSPICUOUS
(31)
PERSPICUOUS
(27)
PERSPICUOUS
(27)
PERSPICUOUS
(23)
PERSPICUOUS
(22)
PERSPICUOUS
(22)
PERSPICUOUS
(21)
PERSPICUOUS
(20)
PERSPICUOUS
(20)

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

PERSPICUOUS
(162)
PERSPICUOUS
(162)
PERSPICUOUS
(108)
PERSPICUOUS
(108)
COPPERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
COPPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COPPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COPPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COPPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
COPIERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PROCESS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
SOPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SPRUCES
(94 = 44 + 50)
OPPRESS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SIPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
RECOUPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRESSUP
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SOPPIER
(94 = 44 + 50)
SPICERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
CORPSES
(94 = 44 + 50)
PERCUSS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SUPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
PURPOSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PERCUSS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROCESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPICERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECOUPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
COPIERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRESSUP
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCUSS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROCESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECOUPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CORPSES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
COPIERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRESSUP
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERSPICUOUS
(92)
COPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
COPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
COPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPICERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PURPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CORPSES
(92 = 42 + 50)
COPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPRUCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PURPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CORPSES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPICERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROCESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SUPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPRUCES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PURPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
OPPRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
OPPRESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCUSS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOPPIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
COPPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
COPPERS
(88 = 38 + 50)
COPPERS
(88 = 38 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPRISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCUSS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORPSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORPSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORPSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURSUES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUSPIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PUSSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUSPIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUSPIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COPIERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPRESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PURSUES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PUSSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
COPIERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCUSS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOUPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCUSS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCUSS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COPIERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCUSS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOUPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOUPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COPIERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COPIERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOUPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COPIERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOUPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOUPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORPSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORPSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRUSSIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPICERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COURSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
COURSES
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPROUSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROCESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPROUSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOUPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPICERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
POSEURS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOURCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRUCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPICERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROCESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
POSEURS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRUCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUCROSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRUCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOUPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPICERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUCROSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOUPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPICERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURIOUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRUCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURIOUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SUPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
UPRISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROCESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRUISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRUISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOURCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRUCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPRUCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROCESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRESSUP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROCESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOPPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SPRUCES
(84 = 34 + 50)
SPICERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SPRUCES
(84 = 34 + 50)
COPIERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
OPPRESS
(84 = 34 + 50)
RECOUPS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SOPPIER
(84 = 34 + 50)
RECOUPS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SUPPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
COPIERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SUPPOSE
(84 = 34 + 50)
SIPPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)

perspicuous in Words With Friends™

The word perspicuous 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: 22

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

PERSPICUOUS
(342)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (30 words)

copiers, coppers, corpses, courses, cruises, curious, oppress, percuss, poseurs, pressup, process, prussic, purpose, pursues, pussier, recoups, serious, sippers, soppers, soppier, soupier, sources, spicers, spruces, sucrose, suppers, suppose, suspire, uprises, uprouse

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word perspicuous

PERSPICUOUS
(342)
PERSPICUOUS
(252)
PERSPICUOUS
(234)
PERSPICUOUS
(156)
PERSPICUOUS
(144)
PERSPICUOUS
(108)
PERSPICUOUS
(96)
PERSPICUOUS
(96)
PERSPICUOUS
(96)
PERSPICUOUS
(92)
PERSPICUOUS
(92)
PERSPICUOUS
(92)
PERSPICUOUS
(88)
PERSPICUOUS
(88)
PERSPICUOUS
(88)
PERSPICUOUS
(64)
PERSPICUOUS
(64)
PERSPICUOUS
(64)
PERSPICUOUS
(56)
PERSPICUOUS
(56)
PERSPICUOUS
(52)
PERSPICUOUS
(52)
PERSPICUOUS
(44)
PERSPICUOUS
(44)
PERSPICUOUS
(35)
PERSPICUOUS
(35)
PERSPICUOUS
(32)
PERSPICUOUS
(32)
PERSPICUOUS
(29)
PERSPICUOUS
(28)
PERSPICUOUS
(28)
PERSPICUOUS
(28)
PERSPICUOUS
(28)
PERSPICUOUS
(26)
PERSPICUOUS
(26)
PERSPICUOUS
(26)
PERSPICUOUS
(25)
PERSPICUOUS
(25)
PERSPICUOUS
(24)

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

PERSPICUOUS
(342)
PERSPICUOUS
(252)
PERSPICUOUS
(234)
PERSPICUOUS
(156)
PERSPICUOUS
(144)
COPPERS
(131 = 96 + 35)
COPIERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPICERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
COPPERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SPRUCES
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
PURPOSE
(113 = 78 + 35)
COPPERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SUPPERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERSPICUOUS
(108)
SUPPOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SPRUCES
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRESSUP
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRESSUP
(107 = 72 + 35)
COPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
COPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
RECOUPS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PERCUSS
(107 = 72 + 35)
RECOUPS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PURPOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
SUPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
COPPERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PERCUSS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PERCUSS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PURPOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CORPSES
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROCESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROCESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPICERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROCESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CORPSES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CRUISES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CORPSES
(104 = 69 + 35)
OPPRESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
OPPRESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
COURSES
(104 = 69 + 35)
SUSPIRE
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SIPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PURSUES
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRESSUP
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUPPERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PERCUSS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUPPERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
RECOUPS
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
PERCUSS
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PERCUSS
(101 = 66 + 35)
CURIOUS
(101 = 66 + 35)
UPROUSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SPRUCES
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRESSUP
(101 = 66 + 35)
PURPOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
COPPERS
(99 = 64 + 35)
COPPERS
(99 = 64 + 35)
COPPERS
(99 = 64 + 35)
SOPPIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOUPIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROCESS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SIPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
COPIERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROCESS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROCESS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SIPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
UPRISES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOUPIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SUSPIRE
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOPPIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PUSSIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOURCES
(98 = 63 + 35)
OPPRESS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPICERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
POSEURS
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORPSES
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORPSES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPICERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SUCROSE
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORPSES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPICERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PERSPICUOUS
(96)
PERSPICUOUS
(96)
PERSPICUOUS
(96)
UPROUSE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURIOUS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPRUCES
(95 = 60 + 35)
PURSUES
(95 = 60 + 35)
PERCUSS
(95 = 60 + 35)
RECOUPS
(95 = 60 + 35)
COPPERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRESSUP
(95 = 60 + 35)
COPPER
(93)
UPRISES
(92 = 57 + 35)
SUSPIRE
(92 = 57 + 35)
SOUPIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PERSPICUOUS
(92)
PERSPICUOUS
(92)
POSEURS
(92 = 57 + 35)
PUSSIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
CRUISES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PERSPICUOUS
(92)
SUSPIRE
(92 = 57 + 35)
SOUPIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
COURSES
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPRUCES
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
SPRUCES
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
PURPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRESSUP
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
PURPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRESSUP
(91 = 56 + 35)
RECOUPS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
RECOUPS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPERS
(91 = 56 + 35)
PERCUSS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PERCUSS
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRESSUP
(91 = 56 + 35)
RECOUPS
(91 = 56 + 35)
PERCUSS
(91 = 56 + 35)
SPRUCES
(91 = 56 + 35)
PURPOSE
(91 = 56 + 35)
COPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
RECOUPS
(89 = 54 + 35)
PURSUES
(89 = 54 + 35)
COPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
UPROUSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
COPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
PURPOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PURSUES
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRESSUP
(89 = 54 + 35)
PURPOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
SPRUCES
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SPRUCES
(89 = 54 + 35)
UPROUSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURIOUS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SUPPOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
SPRUCES
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRUSSIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURIOUS
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRESSUP
(89 = 54 + 35)
PERSPICUOUS
(88)
PERSPICUOUS
(88)
PERSPICUOUS
(88)
SOPPIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
CORPSES
(87 = 52 + 35)
CORPSES
(87 = 52 + 35)
CORPSES
(87 = 52 + 35)
SPICERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
COPIERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SPICERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SPICERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
SIPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SIPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
COPIERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
COPIERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SIPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPPRESS
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROCESS
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPPRESS
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROCESS
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROCESS
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPPRESS
(87 = 52 + 35)

Words within the letters of perspicuous

2 letter words in perspicuous (9 words)

8 letter words in perspicuous (6 words)

11 letter words in perspicuous (1 word)

perspicuous + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence perspicuous

Words that start with perspicuous (3 words)

Words with perspicuous in them (1 word)

Words that end with perspicuous (1 word)

Word Growth involving perspicuous

Shorter words in perspicuous

pe per

pi

us

Longer words containing perspicuous

perspicuously

perspicuousness