perusal

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/pəˈɹuːzl̩/

Definition of perusal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
    “Please find attached the relevant documents for your perusal.”
    “Having therefore no assistance but from general grammar, I applied myself to the perusal of our writers;”
    “These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
    “Please find attached the relevant documents for your perusal.”
    “Having therefore no assistance but from general grammar, I applied myself to the perusal of our writers;”
    “These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.

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Etymology

From peruse + -al.

Anagrams of perusal

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play pleuras 9 points

Words you can make from perusal

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6-letter words

11 words

5-letter words

54 words

4-letter words

69 words

3-letter words

44 words

2-letter words

13 words

Hooks

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