PERTURB — 7 letter word
perturb
The word perturb has 7 letters: P, E, R, T, U, R, B. It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. As a verb, it means "throw into great confusion or disorder".
7 letter word "perturb": P E R T U R B — verb
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 14
Letter analysis of perturb
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
2 vowels, 5 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of perturb
verb
- throw into great confusion or disorder "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" Synonyms: derange, throw out of kilter
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed "I was rather perturbed by the news that my father was seriously ill." Synonyms: trouble
- cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
- disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
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