perhaps: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 14 letter points · starts with P · ends with S
Meaning of perhaps
adv
- not-comparable
Possibly.
Example: Perhaps John will come over for dinner.
- dated, not-comparable
By chance.
Listed forms: perhap.
Source: Wiktionary — perhaps.
noun
An uncertainty.
Listed forms: perhapses, perhap.
Source: Wiktionary — perhaps.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adverb
by chance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is perhaps in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of perhaps
P(3) + E(1) + R(1) + H(4) + A(1) + P(3) + S(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of perhaps
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from perhaps
111 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in perhaps. Showing up to 24, longest first.