percentile
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/pəɹˈsɛn.taɪl/
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/pəɹˈsɛn.taɪl/ · /pɚˈsɛn.taɪl/ (US) · /pəˈsɛn.taɪl/ (UK)
Definition of percentile
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
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noun
- Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
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Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
“She is highly intelligent—she has an IQ in the top percentile.”
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Etymology
Coined by Francis Galton in 1885, from percent + -ile.
Words you can make from percentile
200+ playable · top: EPICENTER (13 pts)
Best play epicenter 13 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
9 words7-letter words
23 words- CREEPIE 11 pts
- EPICENE 11 pts
- PERCENT 11 pts
- PRECENT 11 pts
- PRELECT 11 pts
- RECEIPT 11 pts
- CENTILE 9 pts
- ENTERIC 9 pts
- ENTICER 9 pts
- INEPTER 9 pts
- LECTERN 9 pts
- LICENTE 9 pts
- PENLITE 9 pts
- PERLITE 9 pts
- PRETEEN 9 pts
- RECLINE 9 pts
- REELECT 9 pts
- REPLETE 9 pts
- REPTILE 9 pts
- RETICLE 9 pts
- TERPENE 9 pts
- TIERCEL 9 pts
- TEENIER 7 pts
6-letter words
54 words- INCEPT 10 pts
- PECTEN 10 pts
- PECTIN 10 pts
- PENCEL 10 pts
- PENCIL 10 pts
- PIECER 10 pts
- PIERCE 10 pts
- PINCER 10 pts
- PRINCE 10 pts
- RECEPT 10 pts
- RECIPE 10 pts
- TRICEP 10 pts
- CEILER 8 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CERITE 8 pts
- CLIENT 8 pts
- CRENEL 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- LECTIN 8 pts
- LENTIC 8 pts
- LEPTIN 8 pts
- PEELER 8 pts
- PEERIE 8 pts
- PELITE 8 pts
- PELTER 8 pts
- PENILE 8 pts
- PETREL 8 pts
- PINTLE 8 pts
- PTERIN 8 pts
- RECENT 8 pts
- RECITE 8 pts
- RELICT 8 pts
- REPENT 8 pts
- REPINE 8 pts
- TENREC 8 pts
- TERCEL 8 pts
- TIERCE 8 pts
- TRIPLE 8 pts
- EELIER 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- LENITE 6 pts
- LIERNE 6 pts
- LINTER 6 pts
- RELENT 6 pts
- RELINE 6 pts
- RETENE 6 pts
- RETILE 6 pts
- RETINE 6 pts
- TEENER 6 pts
- TRIENE 6 pts
5-letter words
57 words- CLEPE 9 pts
- CLEPT 9 pts
- CLIPT 9 pts
- CREEP 9 pts
- CREPE 9 pts
- CREPT 9 pts
- CRIPE 9 pts
- PENCE 9 pts
- PIECE 9 pts
- PRICE 9 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- CREEL 7 pts
- ELECT 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- LEPER 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- PERIL 7 pts
- PETER 7 pts
- PLIER 7 pts
- PREEN 7 pts
- PRINT 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- RELIC 7 pts
- REPEL 7 pts
- REPIN 7 pts
- RIPEN 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TEPEE 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- TRIPE 7 pts
- EERIE 5 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- LINER 5 pts
- LITER 5 pts
- LITRE 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RELET 5 pts
- RELIT 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TILER 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
4-letter words
54 words- CEPE 8 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- CRIP 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PERC 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- EPEE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PELE 6 pts
- PELT 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
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