perilous

Adjective Satellite

fraught with danger
- "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"

Adj

Dangerous, full of peril.

Adjective

Full of danger or risk; very hazardous.

Examples

Playing PERILOUS, he laid down a long word that opened up triple-word scores for his opponent.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, equivalent to peril + -ous, from the noun peril, or from Latin perīculōsus. Doublet of periculous.

Synonyms

parlous, precarious, touch-and-go

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

perilous: valid Words With Friends Word