pestilence
/pɛstələns/
noun
10 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
2
A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of.
“racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”
3
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.
WORD FORMS
Related formpestilent
Related formpestilential
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinestilencepay
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespes · ti · lence
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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