Is PERFUNCTORILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERFUNCTORILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERFUNCTORILY mean?
- adverb
in a set manner without serious attention; as a formality
“they answered my letter pro forma”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PERFUNCTORILY
PERFUNCTORILY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PERFUNCTORILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perfunctory21
- incorruptly18
- copurify18
- copyleft18
- prenotify17
- corruptly16
- cupferron16
- eurytopic16
- pruriency16
- ferocity16
- repurify16
- pruriently15
- croupily15
- epicotyl15
- lipocyte15
- opulency15
- polyenic15
- polyuric15
- princely15
- pyrrolic15
- certify15
- cornify15
- flouncy15
- fluency15
- petrify15
- putrefy15
- rectify15
- torpefy15
- confiture14
- currently14
- flouncier14
- inflector14
- linotyper14
- profluent14
- renotify14
- encrypt14
- octuply14
- potency14
- pyloric14
- pyretic14
- purify14
- corpulent13
- incorrupt13
- intercrop13
- pronuclei13
- confuter13
- cryolite13
- flection13
- infector13
- linotype13
- printery13
- profiler13
- profiter13
- punitory13
- unripely13
- uplifter13
- felonry13
- flytier13
- furrily13
- introfy13
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