Definition of insects

"insects" in the noun sense

1. insect

small air-breathing arthropod

2. worm, louse, insect, dirt ball

a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

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Quotations for insects

Riches like insects when concealed they lie,
Wait but for wings, and in their season fly. [ Pope ]

The instinct of brutes and insects can be the effect of nothing else than the wisdom and skill of a powerful, ever-living agent. [ Newton ]

That, of course, they are many in number, or that, after all, they are, other than the little, shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour. [ Burke ]

Stothard learned the art of combining colors by closely studying butterflies' wings; he would often say that no one knew what he owed to these tiny insects. A burnt stick and a barn-door served Wilkie in lieu of pencil and canvas. [ Samuel Smiles ]

insects in Scrabble®

The word insects is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters insects:

INCESTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

incests, insects

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word insects

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

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insects in Words With Friends™

The word insects is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

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

INCESTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
INSECTS
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

incests, insects

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word insects

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In insects

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Words that end with insects (1 word)

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