Is PESTILENCE a word?
PESTILENCE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PESTILENCE is a valid word.
What does pestilence mean?
noun: a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PESTILENCE: word details
- Pronunciation: PEHS-tuh-luhns (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of pestilence.
Frequently asked questions
What does PESTILENCE mean?
PESTILENCE is a noun. It means: a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal.
Is PESTILENCE a valid word?
Yes, PESTILENCE is a valid word. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.