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Definition of pedestal

"pedestal" in the noun sense

1. base, pedestal, stand

a support or foundation

"the base of the lamp"

2. pedestal

a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority

"they put him on a pedestal"

3. pedestal, plinth, footstall

an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

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Quotations for pedestal

The tomb is the pedestal of greatness. [ Landor ]

Many have lived on a pedestal, who will never have a statue when dead. [ Beranger ]

The tomb is the pedestal of greatness. I make a distinction between God's great and the king's great. [ Landor ]

Many benefit by the caresses they have not inspired; many a vulgar reality serves as a pedestal to an ideal idol. [ T. Gautier ]

Spoons and skimmers, you can be undistinguishably together; but vases and statues require each a pedestal for itself. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

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pedestal in Scrabble®

The word pedestal 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters pedestal:

PEDESTAL

(108)

PEDESTAL

(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

delates, elapsed, pestled, petaled, pleased, pleated, sepaled, stapled

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pedestal

PEDESTAL

(108)

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

PEDESTAL

(108)

PEDESTAL

(108)

STAPLED

(90 = 40 + 50)

PETALED

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pedestal in Words With Friends™

The word pedestal 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: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters pedestal:

ELAPSED

(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

delates, elapsed, pestled, petaled, pleased, pleated, sepaled, stapled

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pedestal

PEDESTAL

(90)

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PEDESTAL

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

ELAPSED

(107 = 72 + 35)

ELAPSED

(101 = 66 + 35)

STAPLED

(101 = 66 + 35)

PESTLED

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SEPALED

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PETALED

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PEDESTAL

(90)

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(90)

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PALEST

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Words within the letters of pedestal

2 letter words in pedestal (8 words)

ad as at el la pa pe ta

3 letter words in pedestal (33 words)

ads ale ape apt asp ate dee eat eel els eta lad lap lea led lee let pad pal pat pea pet sad sap sat sea see set spa tad tap tea tee

4 letter words in pedestal (65 words)

5 letter words in pedestal (62 words)

6 letter words in pedestal (39 words)

7 letter words in pedestal (8 words)

delates elapsed pestled petaled pleased pleated sepaled stapled

8 letter words in pedestal (1 word)

pedestal

pedestal + 1 blank (7 words)

bedplates depilates endplates pedestals plastered restapled sideplate

pedestal + 2 blanks (14 words)

headplates outpleased palletised pedestaled pendulates pilastered prelatised sellotaped sideplates spectacled speculated splathered splattered stepladder

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Words containing the sequence pedestal

Words that start with pedestal (6 words)

pedestal pedestaled pedestaling pedestalled pedestalling pedestals

Words with pedestal in them (1 word)

pedestal

Words that end with pedestal (1 word)

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Word Growth involving pedestal

Shorter words in pedestal

Longer words containing pedestal

pedestaled

pedestaling

pedestalled

pedestalling

pedestals