What does PERCEIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/pərˈsiv/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
15
Words With Friends score
18
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. to become aware of through the senses“I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon”
  2. become conscious of“She finally perceived the futility of her protest”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

perceives16perceiving18

Anagrams of PERCEIVE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside PERCEIVE

57 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

receive12 pierce10 recipe10 creep9 eerie5piece9 price9 viper10epic8 ever7 peer6 pier6 rice6 ripe6 vice9 eve6 ice5 pee5 per5pic7 pie5 rec5rep5 rev6 rip5 vie6er2pe4 pi4 re2

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Questions

Is PERCEIVE a valid word in word games?

PERCEIVE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is PERCEIVE worth?

PERCEIVE is worth 15 points with Scrabble letter values and 18 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PERCEIVE?

57 other words, including EVER, PER, PRICE and RE.