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Definition of persists

"persists" in the verb sense

1. prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure

continue to exist

"These stories die hard"

"The legend of Elvis endures"

2. persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on

be persistent, refuse to stop

"he persisted to call me every night"

"The child persisted and kept asking questions"

3. persist, remain, stay

stay behind

"The smell stayed in the room"

"The hostility remained long after they made up"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for persists

How oft my guardian angel gently cried, Soul, from thy casement look, and thou shalt see How he persists to knock and wait for thee! And, O! how often to that voice of sorrow, Tomorrow we will open, I replied. And when the morrow came I answered still, Tomorrow. [ Tome Burguillos ]

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persists in Scrabble®

The word persists is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters persists:

PERSISTS
(99)
PERSISTS
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

persist, priests, resists, sisters, spriest, sprites, stripes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word persists

PERSISTS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In persists

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persists in Words With Friends™

The word persists is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters persists:

PRIESTS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PERSIST
(95 = 60 + 35)
STRIPES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPRITES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPRIEST
(95 = 60 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

persist, priests, resists, sisters, spriest, sprites, stripes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word persists

PERSISTS
(78)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In persists

PRIESTS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PERSIST
(95 = 60 + 35)
STRIPES
(95 = 60 + 35)
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SPRITES
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PERSIST
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PERSISTS
(78)
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PRIESTS
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Words containing the sequence persists

Words that start with persists (1 word)

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