per

Prep

For each.
To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).
By the, by means of the, via the, through the.
In accordance with, as per

Pron

They (singular). Gender-neutral neologistic third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
Them (singular) Neologistic gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, suggested for use in place of him and her.

Adj

Belonging to per, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with gendered his and her.

Preposition

For each unit of something; by means of.

Examples

$2.50 per dozen
100 centimeters per meter
12 inches per foot
Admission is £10 per person.
beats per minute
He scored 10 points PER tile, a truly impressive feat in Words With Friends.
I parked my car at the curb per your request.
Implement a program that computes the approximate grade level needed to comprehend some text, per the below.
Introduce the endoscope per nasum.
miles per gallon
Note that while the walkthrough illustrates that words may be separated by more than one space, you may assume, per the specifications above, that no sentences will contain more than one space in a row.
The medication is to be administered per os.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin per (“through, during”), from Proto-Indo-European *per. Doublet of par.

Synonyms

/, a, an, e, eir, ey, hir, p, p., shi, sie, their, they, ze, ⅌

Scrabble Score: 5

per: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
per: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
per: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

per: valid Words With Friends Word