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Period

/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Period

noun

  1. A length of time.

    "There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

  2. A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.

    "Food rationing continued in the post-war period."

  3. The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
  4. The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
  5. Female menstruation.

    "When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming."

verb

  1. To come to a period; to conclude.
  2. To put an end to.

adjective

  1. Designating anything from a given historical era.

    "a period TV commercial"

  2. Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.

interjection

  1. That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story

    "I know you don't want to go to the dentist but your teeth need to be checked, period!"

Anagrams of Period

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "period":

dopier

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "period" and rearranging:

+cpercoid
+gpodgier
+lleporid
+speriods
+tdiopterdioptreperidotproteid
+vprovide
+xperoxid
Related Word Patterns
PE...Words starting with "pe"...ODWords ending with "od"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "period"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

frequency
Letter Values
p3
e1
r1
i1
o1
d2

Total: 9 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "period"All 6-Letter WordsWords Starting With "P"
Rhymes With Period
adulthoodagalwoodallodamphipodanglepodapodarrowwoodarthropodaunthoodbabyhoodbachelorhoodbackwood
Related 6-Letter Words
pablumpacerspachaspacierpacifypacingpackedpackerpacketpacklypadaukpaddedpadderpaddlepadles

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Period"

Period is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "period" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Period" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "period" is a low-scoring word.