PRECARIOUS

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What PRECARIOUS Means

adjective: affording no ease or reassurance“a precarious truce”
adjective: fraught with danger“a parlous journey on stormy seas”

Similar words

UNSTABLE PARLOUS PERILOUS

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PRECARIOUS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 R1 E1 C3 A1 R1 I1 O1 U1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In PRECARIOUS

810 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (4)

ACROSPIRE AURISCOPE CROUPIERS PARECIOUS

8 letter words (12)

CAROUSER COURIERS CROUPERS CROUPIER CURARISE PERISARC PRECIOUS PROCURES SPRUCIER SUPERCAR SUPERIOR UPRAISER

7 letter words (79)

6 letter words (160)

AIRERS APERCU APICES ARIOSE AROUSE ARSIER ASPIRE AUCEPS CAPERS CAPRIS CARERS CARIES CARPER CARPUS CAUSER CERIAS CEROUS CERRIS CESURA CIRRUS COARSE COPERS COPIER COPIES COPRAS CORERS CORIES CORPSE CORPUS CORREA CORRIE COSIER COUPER COUPES COURES COURIE COURSE CRAPES CRARES CRIERS CRIPES CRORES CROUPE CROUPS CROUSE CRUISE CRUORS CRUSIE CURARE CURARI CURERS CURIAE CURIAS CURIES CURIOS CURRIE CURSER CURSOR ERICAS ESCARP OARIER OPERAS ORRICE OURARI OURIER PACERS PACIER PAIRER PAIRES PAREOS PARERS PAREUS PARIES PARORE PAROUS PARSEC PARSER PARURE PAUSER PERAIS PICARO PICRAS POISER PORAES PORERS PORIER POSEUR POSIER POURER POURIE PRAISE PRECIS PRICER PRICES PRIERS PRIORS PRISER PRORES PROSER PSORIC PUIRER PURSER RACERS RACIER RAISER RAPIER RASPER RASURE RAUPOS RECAPS RECOUP RECURS REPAIR REPOUR REPROS RICERS RIPERS ROARIE ROPERS ROPIER ROSACE ROSIER ROUSER RUPIAS SAIRER SAPOUR SAUCER SCARER SCARRE SCOPAE SCORER SCORIA SCRAPE SCRORP SECPAR SIERRA SIRCAR SOAPER SOAPIE SOARER SOUARI SOUCAR SOUPER SOURCE SOURER SPACER SPARER SPARRE SPICAE SPICER SPIREA SPRIER SPRUCE UPREAR UPRISE UPROAR UPROSE UPSOAR URARES URARIS

5 letter words (229)

ACERS ACRES AEROS AESIR AIRER APERS APRES ARCOS ARCUS AREIC ARISE AROSE ARRIS ASPER ASPIC ASPRO AUREI AURES AURIC AURIS CAPER CAPES CAPOS CARER CARES CARPI CARPS CARRS CARSE CAUPS CAUSE CERIA CEROS CIRES COIRS COPER COPES COPRA COPSE CORER CORES CORIA CORPS CORSE COSIE COUPE COUPS COURE COURS CRAPE CRAPS CRARE CREPS CRIAS CRIER CRIES CRIOS CRIPE CRISE CRISP CROPS CRORE CROUP CRUES CRUOR CRURA CRUSE CURER CURES CURIA CURIE CURIO CURRS CURSE CURSI ECRUS EPICS EPRIS ERICA ERICS ESCAR EUROS ICERS OCREA OPERA ORCAS ORRIS OSCAR OSIER OUPAS OURIE PACER PACES PACOS PAIRE PAIRS PAISE PAREO PARER PARES PAREU PARIS PARRS PARSE PASEO PAUSE PEARS PERAI PERIS PICAS PICRA PIERS PIOUS PISCO POISE PORAE PORER PORES POSER POURS PRAOS PRASE PRAUS PRESA PRICE PRIER PRIES PRIOR PRISE PROAS PRORE PROSE PSOAE PSOAI PSORA PUCER PUCES PUERS PURER PURES PURIS PURRS PURSE RACER RACES RAISE RARES RASER RAUPO REAPS REARS RECAP RECUR REPOS REPRO RICER RICES RIPER RIPES RISER ROARS ROPER ROPES RORES RORIC RORIE ROUES ROUPS ROUSE RUERS RUPIA RURPS SAICE SAPOR SAUCE SCAPE SCAPI SCARE SCARP SCAUP SCAUR SCOPA SCOPE SCORE SCOUP SCOUR SCRAE SCRAP SCRIP SEPIA SEPIC SERAC SERAI SERIC SERRA SIEUR SIROC SIRRA SIRUP SOARE SOPRA SORER SORRA SOUCE SPACE SPAER SPARE SPEAR SPEIR SPICA SPICE SPIER SPIRE SPORE SPRUE SPUER SUCRE SUPER SUPRA SURER SURRA URAEI URAOS URARE URARI URASE UREAS UREIC URSAE

4 letter words (192)

3 letter words (109)

ACE AIR AIS APE APO ARC ARE ARS ASP AUE CAP CAR CEP CIS COP COR COS CRU CUE CUP CUR EAR EAS EAU ECO ECU ERA ERR ERS ICE IOS IRE ISO OAR OCA OES OIS OPE OPS ORA ORC ORE ORS OSE OUP OUR OUS PAC PAR PAS PEA PEC PER PES PIA PIC PIE PIR PIS PIU POA POI POS PRE PRO PSI PUR PUS RAI RAP RAS REC REI REO REP RES RIA RIP ROC ROE RUC RUE SAC SAE SAI SAP SAR SAU SEA SEC SEI SER SIC SIP SIR SOC SOP SOU SPA SRI SUE SUI SUP SUR UPO UPS URE URP USE

2 letter words (25)

AE AI AR AS EA ER ES IO IS OE OI OP OR OS OU PA PE PI PO RE SI SO UP UR US

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