Definition of pestilence

"pestilence" in the noun sense

1. plague, pestilence, pest, pestis

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

2. plague, pestilence, pest

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

3. pestilence, canker

a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"

"according to him, I was the canker in their midst"

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Quotations for pestilence

Famine, pestilence, and war are the destruction of a people.

The wine-shops breed, in physical atmosphere of malaria and a moral pestilence of envy and vengeance, the men of crime and revolution. [ Charles Dickens ]

A woman who is guided by the head, and not by the heart, is a social pestilence: she has all the defects of the passionate and affectionate woman, with none of her compensations; she is without pity, without love, without virtue, without sex. [ Balzac ]

pestilence in Scrabble®

The word pestilence 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters pestilence:

PESTILENCE
(135)
PESTILENCE
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (20 words)

clients, eclipse, entices, epicene, epistle, inspect, lenites, license, pectens, pectins, pelites, pencils, penlite, silence, splenic, steelie, steepen, steeple, stencil, tensile

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pestilence

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

PESTILENCE
(135)
PESTILENCE
(135)
INSPECT
(94 = 44 + 50)
PENCILS
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EPICENE
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PECTINS
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ECLIPSE
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ECLIPSE
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PECTENS
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PENCILS
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INSPECT
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PECTENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ECLIPSE
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EPICENE
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PESTILENCE
(90)
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(90)
STENCIL
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PENCILS
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INSPECT
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STEEPEN
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PENLITE
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PENLITE
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CLIENTS
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EPICENE
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STENCIL
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EPISTLE
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EPICENE
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SPLENIC
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STEEPLE
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ECLIPSE
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SPLENIC
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SPLENIC
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STEEPLE
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LICENSE
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EPICENE
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PENCILS
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INSPECT
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PECTINS
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ENTICES
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ENTICES
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pestilence in Words With Friends™

The word pestilence 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: 18

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

PESTILENCE
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (20 words)

clients, eclipse, entices, epicene, epistle, inspect, lenites, license, pectens, pectins, pelites, pencils, penlite, silence, splenic, steelie, steepen, steeple, stencil, tensile

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pestilence

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

PESTILENCE
(216)
PESTILENCE
(198)
PECTENS
(125 = 90 + 35)
EPICENE
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PECTINS
(125 = 90 + 35)
INSPECT
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(120)
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(120)
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SPLENIC
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INSPECT
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SPLENIC
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ECLIPSE
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LICENSE
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ECLIPSE
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SPLENIC
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STEEPEN
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INSPECT
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PESTILENCE
(88)
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PECTEN
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PECTIN
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SPLENIC
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Words within the letters of pestilence

2 letter words in pestilence (7 words)

8 letter words in pestilence (7 words)

10 letter words in pestilence (1 word)

pestilence + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence pestilence

Words that start with pestilence (2 words)

Words with pestilence in them (1 word)

Words that end with pestilence (1 word)

Word Growth involving pestilence

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