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10-letter words (3 found)

CROUPINESS,PERCUSSION,SUPERSONIC,

9-letter words (5 found)

COINSURES,CONSPIRES,INCORPSES,INSOURCES,PRESCIOUS,

8-letter words (24 found)

COINSURE,CONSPIRE,CONSPUES,CORNUSES,CORPUSES,CRISPENS,INCORPSE,INSOURCE,NECROSIS,NEUROSIS,NOURICES,PERSICOS,PORINESS,POUNCERS,PRECIOUS,PRESSION,PRINCESS,PRUINOSE,RESINOUS,ROPINESS,ROUNCIES,SCOURIES,SERICONS,SPECIOUS,

7-letter words (97 found)

CENSORS,CESIOUS,CESSION,COENURI,COINERS,CONSPUE,CONURES,COPIERS,COPSIER,CORPSES,COSIERS,COSINES,COUPERS,COURIES,COURSES,COUSINS,CREPONS,CRINOSE,CRIOSES,CRISPEN,CRONIES,CROUPES,CRUISES,CRUSIES,CUISSER,CUSPIER,ESPOIRS,INCROSS,INCUSES,INPOURS,INSURES,NOURICE,ORCEINS,ORCINES,ORNISES,ORPINES,OSCINES,PERCUSS,PERICON,PERSICO,PERSONS,PICEOUS,PINCERS,PIONERS,POISERS,PONCIER,PORCINE,POSEURS,POUNCER,POUNCES,POURIES,POUSSIE,POUSSIN,PRINCES,PRISONS,PROCESS,PROINES,PROSSIE,PRUINES,PRUSSIC,PUISNES,PURINES,PUSSIER,RECOINS,RECOUPS,ROUNCES,SCOURIE,SCOURSE,SCOUSER,SCRINES,SENIORS,SERICON,SERIOUS,SEROPUS,SINUOSE,SNIPERS,SONERIS,SONSIER,SOUPERS,SOUPIER,SOURCES,SPICERS,SPINORS,SPINOSE,SPINOUS,SPRUCES,SPURNES,SUCROSE,SUNRISE,SUPINES,SUSPIRE,UNCOPES,UNCROSS,UNROPES,UPRISEN,UPRISES,URINOSE,

6-letter words (202 found)

CENSOR,CENSUS,CEROUS,COINER,CONIES,CONURE,COPENS,COPERS,COPIER,COPIES,COPSES,CORIES,CORNUS,CORPSE,CORPUS,CORSES,COSIER,COSIES,COSINE,COSSIE,COUPER,COUPES,COURES,COURIE,COURSE,COUSIN,CREPON,CRINES,CRIPES,CRISES,CRISPS,CRONES,CROSSE,CROUPE,CROUPS,CROUSE,CRUISE,CRUSES,CRUSIE,CUISSE,CURIES,CURIOS,CURSES,CUSPIS,CUSSER,ENOSIS,EOSINS,ERINUS,ESPOIR,ESSOIN,ICONES,INCURS,INCUSE,INPOUR,INSPOS,INSURE,INURES,IRONES,ISSUER,NOESIS,NOISES,NOSERS,NOSIER,NOSIES,NOUSES,NURSES,ONCERS,ONUSES,OPINES,OPSINS,OPUSES,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORCINS,ORPINE,ORPINS,OSCINE,OSIERS,OSSEIN,OUNCES,PERNIO,PERSON,PINCER,PIONER,PISCOS,PISSER,POISER,POISES,PONCES,PONIES,PORINS,POSERS,POSEUR,POSIER,POSIES,POSSER,POSSIE,POUNCE,POURIE,POUSSE,PRECIS,PREONS,PRICES,PRINCE,PRIONS,PRISES,PRISON,PROINE,PROINS,PRONES,PROSES,PRUINE,PRUNES,PSIONS,PSORIC,PUISNE,PUNCES,PUNIER,PURINE,PURINS,PURSES,PUSSER,RECOIN,RECONS,RECOUP,REPINS,RESINS,RINSES,RIPENS,ROSIES,ROSINS,ROUENS,ROUNCE,ROUSES,RUSINE,SCIONS,SCONES,SCOPES,SCORES,SCORNS,SCORSE,SCOUPS,SCOURS,SCOUSE,SCRIES,SCRINE,SCRIPS,SEISOR,SENIOR,SENORS,SENSOR,SERINS,SERONS,SEROUS,SIEURS,SIRENS,SIROCS,SIRUPS,SNIPER,SNIPES,SNORES,SONCES,SONERI,SONICS,SONSIE,SOUCES,SOUPER,SOURCE,SOURSE,SOUSER,SPEIRS,SPICER,SPICES,SPIERS,SPINES,SPINOR,SPIRES,SPORES,SPOUSE,SPRUCE,SPRUES,SPUERS,SPURNE,SPURNS,SUCRES,SUPERS,SUPINE,UNCOER,UNCOES,UNCOPE,UNRIPE,UNRIPS,UNROPE,UPRISE,UPROSE,UPSIES,URESIS,URINES,UROSES,UROSIS,URSINE,URSONS,

5-letter words (241 found)

CEROS,CINES,CIONS,CIRES,COINS,COIRS,CONES,CONUS,COPEN,COPER,COPES,COPSE,CORES,CORNI,CORNS,CORNU,CORPS,CORSE,COSES,COSIE,COUPE,COUPS,COURE,COURS,CREPS,CRESS,CRIES,CRINE,CRIOS,CRIPE,CRIPS,CRISE,CRISP,CRONE,CRONS,CROPS,CROSS,CROUP,CRUES,CRUSE,CUNEI,CURES,CURIE,CURIO,CURNS,CURSE,CURSI,CUSPS,CUSSO,ECRUS,EOSIN,EPICS,EPRIS,ERICS,EUROS,ICERS,ICONS,INCUR,INCUS,INSPO,INURE,IRONE,IRONS,ISSUE,NICER,NISSE,NISUS,NOIRS,NOISE,NORIS,NOSER,NOSES,NOUPS,NURSE,ONCER,ONCES,ONCUS,ONERS,OPENS,OPINE,OPSIN,ORCIN,ORNIS,ORPIN,OSIER,OUENS,OUNCE,OURIE,PEINS,PENIS,PEONS,PERCS,PERIS,PERNS,PESOS,PIERS,PINES,PIONS,PIOUS,PIRNS,PISCO,PISES,PISOS,POISE,PONCE,PONES,PORES,PORIN,PORNS,POSER,POSES,POSSE,POURS,PREON,PRESS,PRICE,PRIES,PRION,PRISE,PRISS,PROIN,PRONE,PROSE,PROSS,PRUNE,PSION,PUCER,PUCES,PUERS,PUNCE,PURES,PURIN,PURIS,PURSE,PUSES,RECON,REINS,RENOS,REPIN,REPOS,RESIN,RESUS,RICES,RINES,RINSE,RIPEN,RIPES,RISEN,RISES,RISPS,RISUS,ROINS,RONES,ROPES,ROSES,ROSIN,ROUEN,ROUES,ROUPS,ROUSE,RUINS,RUNES,RUNIC,RUSES,RUSSE,SCION,SCONE,SCOPE,SCOPS,SCORE,SCORN,SCOUP,SCOUR,SCRIP,SCUPS,SCURS,SCUSE,SEIRS,SENOR,SENSI,SEPIC,SERIC,SERIN,SERON,SICES,SIENS,SIEUR,SINCE,SINES,SINUS,SIPES,SIREN,SIRES,SIROC,SIRUP,SNIES,SNIPE,SNIPS,SNOEP,SNORE,SOCES,SONCE,SONES,SONIC,SONSE,SORES,SORNS,SORUS,SOUCE,SOUPS,SOURS,SOUSE,SPECS,SPEIR,SPEOS,SPICE,SPICS,SPIER,SPIES,SPINE,SPINS,SPIRE,SPORE,SPRUE,SPUER,SPUES,SPURN,SPURS,SUCRE,SUERS,SUNIS,SUPER,SUPES,SURES,UNCES,UNCOS,UNRIP,UREIC,URINE,URSON,USERS,

4-letter words (206 found)

CENS,CEPS,CERO,CESS,CINE,CION,CIRE,COIN,COIR,CONE,CONI,CONS,COPE,COPS,CORE,CORN,CORS,COSE,COSS,COUP,COUR,CRIP,CRIS,CRON,CROP,CRUE,CRUS,CUES,CUPS,CURE,CURN,CURS,CUSP,CUSS,ECOS,ECRU,ECUS,EONS,EPIC,EPOS,ERIC,ERNS,EROS,EUOI,EURO,ICER,ICES,ICON,INRO,IONS,IRES,IRON,ISOS,IURE,NEPS,NESS,NICE,NIES,NIPS,NOES,NOIR,NOPE,NORI,NOSE,NOUP,NOUS,NURS,ONCE,ONER,ONES,ONIE,ONUS,OPEN,OPES,OPUS,ORCS,ORES,OSES,OUPS,OURN,OURS,PECS,PEIN,PENI,PENS,PEON,PERC,PERI,PERN,PESO,PICE,PICS,PIER,PIES,PINE,PINS,PION,PIRN,PIRS,PISE,PISO,PISS,POIS,PONE,PONS,PORE,PORN,POSE,POSS,POUR,PROS,PSIS,PUCE,PUER,PUIR,PUNS,PURE,PURI,PURS,PUSS,RECS,REIN,REIS,RENO,RENS,REOS,REPO,REPS,RICE,RINE,RINS,RIPE,RIPS,RISE,RISP,ROCS,ROES,ROIN,RONE,ROPE,ROSE,ROUE,ROUP,RUCS,RUES,RUIN,RUNE,RUNS,RUSE,SCOP,SCUP,SCUR,SECO,SECS,SEIR,SEIS,SENS,SEPS,SERS,SICE,SICS,SIEN,SIES,SINE,SINS,SIPE,SIPS,SIRE,SIRS,SNIP,SOCS,SONE,SONS,SOPS,SORE,SORI,SORN,SOUP,SOUR,SOUS,SPEC,SPIC,SPIE,SPIN,SPUE,SPUN,SPUR,SRIS,SUER,SUES,SUNI,SUNS,SUPE,SUPS,SURE,UNCE,UNCI,UNCO,UNIS,UPON,URES,URIC,URNS,URPS,USER,USES,

3-letter words (104 found)

CEP,CIS,CON,COP,COR,COS,CRU,CUE,CUP,CUR,ECO,ECU,ENS,EON,ERN,ERS,ESS,ICE,INS,ION,IOS,IRE,ISO,NEP,NIE,NIP,NIS,NOR,NOS,NUR,NUS,OES,OIS,ONE,ONS,OPE,OPS,ORC,ORE,ORS,OSE,OUP,OUR,OUS,PEC,PEN,PER,PES,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIS,PIU,POI,POS,PRE,PRO,PSI,PUN,PUR,PUS,REC,REI,REN,REO,REP,RES,RIN,RIP,ROC,ROE,RUC,RUE,RUN,SEC,SEI,SEN,SER,SIC,SIN,SIP,SIR,SIS,SOC,SON,SOP,SOS,SOU,SRI,SUE,SUI,SUN,SUP,SUR,SUS,UNI,UNS,UPO,UPS,URE,URN,URP,USE,

2-letter words (26 found)

EN,ER,ES,IN,IO,IS,NE,NO,NU,OE,OI,ON,OP,OR,OS,OU,PE,PI,PO,RE,SI,SO,UN,UP,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 909 words from percussion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of percussion

percussion

Etymology

From Middle English percussioun, from Middle French, Old French percussion, from Latin percussiō (striking), from percutiō (I strike).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɚˈkʌʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ʌʃən

Noun

percussion (countable and uncountable, plural percussions)

  1. (countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
  2. (countable) The sound so produced.
  3. (countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
  4. (medicine) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
  5. (music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
  6. (engineering) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
  7. (palmistry) The outer side of the hand.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • quash

Translations

Anagrams

  • coin purses, croupiness, supersonic

French

Etymology

From Latin percussiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

percussion f (plural percussions)

  1. percussion (tapping of the body)
  2. (music) percussion

Descendants

  • Turkish: perküsyon

Further reading

  • “percussion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org