p 3 e 1 r 1 s 1 e 1 v 4 e 1 r 1 e 1
9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb be persistent, refuse to stop
originFrom Middle English perseveren, from Old French perseverer, from Latin persevērāre (“to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere”), from perseverus (“very strict or earnest”), from per (“through, by the means of”) + severus (“strict, earnest”). Doublet of perseverate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- perverse 13
- preserve 13
- veepees 12
- peever 11
- peeves 11
- veepee 11
- vesper 11
- reserve 10
- reveres 10
- reverse 10
- severer 10
- peeve 10