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Is perdu a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word perdu is a Scrabble US word. The word perdu is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is perdu a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word perdu is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (6 found)

DRUPE,DUPER,PERDU,PRUDE,PURED,URPED,

4-letter words (7 found)

DUPE,DURE,PUER,PURE,RUDE,RUED,URDE,

3-letter words (15 found)

DEP,DUE,DUP,PED,PER,PRE,PUD,PUR,RED,REP,RUD,RUE,URD,URE,URP,

2-letter words (7 found)

DE,ED,ER,PE,RE,UP,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 36 words from perdu according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of perdu

perdu eprdu predu rpedu erpdu repdu pedru epdru pderu dperu edpru depru prdeu rpdeu pdreu dpreu rdpeu drpeu erdpu redpu edrpu derpu rdepu drepu perud eprud preud rpeud erpud repud peurd epurd puerd uperd euprd ueprd prued rpued pured upred ruped urped erupd reupd eurpd uerpd ruepd urepd pedur epdur pdeur dpeur edpur depur peudr epudr puedr upedr eupdr uepdr pduer dpuer puder upder duper udper edupr deupr eudpr uedpr duepr udepr prdue rpdue pdrue dprue rdpue drpue prude rpude purde uprde rupde urpde pdure dpure pudre updre dupre udpre rdupe drupe rudpe urdpe durpe udrpe erdup redup edrup derup rdeup dreup erudp reudp eurdp uerdp ruedp uredp edurp deurp eudrp uedrp duerp uderp rduep druep rudep urdep durep udrep

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Definitions and meaning of perdu

perdu

Alternative forms

  • perdue

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French perdu, originally after sentinelle perdue.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pəːˈdjuː/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Adjective

perdu (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, military) Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu. [17th–19th c.]
  2. (now rare) In a dangerous situation; lost, desperate. [from 17th c.]
  3. (now rare) Hidden; concealed from sight. Chiefly with lie. [from 17th c.]

Related terms

Noun

perdu (plural perdus)

  1. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
  2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.

Anagrams

  • Dupre, Prude, drupe, duper, prude, pured, red up, red-up

Esperanto

Verb

perdu

  1. imperative of perdi

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ.dy/
  • Homophones: perdue, perdus, perdues

Participle

perdu (feminine perdue, masculine plural perdus, feminine plural perdues)

  1. past participle of perdre

Adjective

perdu (feminine perdue, masculine plural perdus, feminine plural perdues)

  1. lost

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • drupe, duper

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French perdu.

Pronunciation

Adjective

perdu (strong nominative masculine singular perduer, not comparable)

  1. lost

Further reading

  • “perdu” in Duden online
  • “perdu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pərˈdu]
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧du

Noun

pêrdu (first-person possessive perduku, second-person possessive perdumu, third-person possessive perdunya)

  1. shrub: a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
  2. clump (of trees), cluster
    Synonym: rumpun

Further reading

  • “perdu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Source: wiktionary.org