pernicious
/pər'nɪʃəs/
adjective
10 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way.
2
Exceedingly harmful.
WORD FORMS
Related formperniciousness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinerniciouspay
Starts & ends withP … S
Syllablesper · ni · cious
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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