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Is perigee a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word perigee is a Scrabble US word. The word perigee is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

P3E1R1I1G2E1E1

Is perigee a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word perigee is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

P3E1R1I1G2E1E1

Is perigee a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word perigee is a Words With Friends word. The word perigee is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4E1R1I1G3E1E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

PERIGEE,

6-letter words (1 found)

PEERIE,

5-letter words (4 found)

EERIE,GRIPE,REGIE,REPEG,

4-letter words (13 found)

EGER,EPEE,GEEP,GERE,GREE,GRIP,PEER,PERE,PERI,PIER,PREE,PRIG,RIPE,

3-letter words (20 found)

ERE,ERG,GEE,GER,GIE,GIP,IRE,PEE,PEG,PER,PIE,PIG,PIR,PRE,REE,REG,REI,REP,RIG,RIP,

2-letter words (6 found)

EE,ER,GI,PE,PI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 46 words from perigee according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of perigee

perigee

Etymology

From French périgée via Latin perigeum, perigaeum, ultimately from Ancient Greek περί (perí, “near”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒiː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.d͡ʒi/

Noun

perigee (plural perigees)

  1. (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
  2. (astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
  3. (possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.

Antonyms

  • apogee

Hyponyms

  • proxigee

Derived terms

Related terms

  • see periapsis

Translations

See also

  • periapsis, periastron, perihelion

Source: wiktionary.org