Percent

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

A rate, number, or amount in each hundred; one part in every hundred. Denoted by the symbol %.

“Interest rates on savings accounts increased by two percent this quarter.”

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Contains two vowels E, E with common consonants P, R, C, N, T

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Worth 11 points; valuable P and C with common letter combinations

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