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Is perspire a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word perspire is a Scrabble US word. The word perspire is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

P3E1R1S1P3I1R1E1

Is perspire a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word perspire is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3E1R1S1P3I1R1E1

Is perspire a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word perspire is a Words With Friends word. The word perspire is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4E1R1S1P4I1R1E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

PERSPIRE,

7-letter words (5 found)

PERRIES,PRISERE,REPRISE,RESPIRE,RIPPERS,

6-letter words (12 found)

EPRISE,ESPIER,PIPERS,PRIERS,PRISER,RERISE,RIPERS,RIPPER,SIPPER,SIRREE,SPERRE,SPRIER,

5-letter words (31 found)

EPRIS,PEEPS,PEERS,PEISE,PEPSI,PERES,PERIS,PERPS,PERSE,PIERS,PIPER,PIPES,PREES,PREPS,PRESE,PRIER,PRIES,PRISE,REPPS,RIPER,RIPES,RIPPS,RISER,SERER,SERRE,SIREE,SPEER,SPEIR,SPIER,SPIRE,SPREE,

4-letter words (35 found)

ERES,ERRS,IRES,PEEP,PEER,PEES,PEPS,PERE,PERI,PERP,PIER,PIES,PIPE,PIPS,PIRS,PISE,PREE,PREP,REES,REIS,REPP,REPS,RIPE,RIPP,RIPS,RISE,RISP,SEEP,SEER,SEIR,SERE,SERR,SIPE,SIRE,SPIE,

3-letter words (25 found)

ERE,ERR,ERS,IRE,PEE,PEP,PER,PES,PIE,PIP,PIR,PIS,PRE,PSI,REE,REI,REP,RES,RIP,SEE,SEI,SER,SIP,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,ER,ES,IS,PE,PI,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 118 words from perspire according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of perspire

perspire

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French perspirer and its source Latin perspīrō (“to breathe everywhere, blow constantly”), from per (“through”) + spīrō (“to breathe”); see spirit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Verb

perspire (third-person singular simple present perspires, present participle perspiring, simple past and past participle perspired)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To emit (sweat or perspiration) through the skin's pores.
    Synonym: sweat
  2. (intransitive) To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To cause (someone) to sweat.
    Synonym: sweat

Related terms

  • conspire
  • inspire
  • perspiration
  • respire
  • transpire

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Further reading

  • “perspire”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “perspire”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Source: wiktionary.org