PESTILENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PESTILENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PESTILENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PESTILENT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PESTILENT
No single letter turns PESTILENT into another word.
How PESTILENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PESTILENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PESTILENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PESTILENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Deadly or dangerously harmful, especially in a way that spreads disease or corruption.
Old chronicles describe pestilent air rising from swamps and ruining whole villages. Writers also use the word figuratively for something that poisons morals or public life.
How PESTILENT is used
A pestilent thing is described in literary or dramatic writing, rarely in casual talk.
- Sailors feared the pestilent fog of the marsh.
- The play condemns the pestilent gossip of the court.
- A pestilent smell drifted from the cellar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PESTILENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PESTILENT
3 longer words begin with PESTILENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PESTILENT
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Common questions about PESTILENT
- Is PESTILENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PESTILENT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PESTILENT worth?
- PESTILENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PESTILENT mean?
- Deadly or dangerously harmful, especially in a way that spreads disease or corruption.
- What letters can be added to PESTILENT?
- No single letter can be added to PESTILENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PESTILENT:
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