5-Letter Words Starting With PER

3 common words and 30 valid guesses start with "PER". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

3 common words30 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

perch
perky
peril

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (27)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

perai
perak
perau
perca
perce
percy
perdu
perdy
perea
peres
perez
peria
peris
perit
perks
perla
perle
perms
perni
peron
perot
perri
perry
perse
perth
perty
perun

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

p30
e30
r30
a7
i7
y5
s5
c4
t4
k3

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is c, appearing in 4 of 30 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 14 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 3 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ai · 1 words
  • -ak · 1 words
  • -au · 1 words
  • -ca · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words

Strategy

Only 3 possible answers start with "PER" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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