fester

/fɛstər/ verbnoun

6 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS2

VERB

1

Ripen and generate pus.

“her wounds are festering”

NOUN

1

A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus.

WORD FORMS

Related formfestering

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®9 points

Words With Friends®9 points

Double word18 points

Triple word27 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinesterfay

Starts & ends withF … R

Syllablesfes · ter

SYNONYMS & RELATED4

maturate suppurate festering suppurating sore

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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