perilous

/pɛriləs/ adjective
8 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1

Fraught with danger.

“a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat”

WORD FORMS
Related formperil
Related formperilousness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
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Pig Latinerilouspay
Starts & ends withP … S
Syllablesper · i · lous
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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