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pestilent

/ˈpɛstələnt/adjective

Pestilent is also used as adjective, with meanings including likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease.

2 meanings9 lettersScrabble 11

Length

9

Scrabble

11

WWF

14

Starts

PE

Ends

ENT

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “PESTILENT” Mean?

/ˈpɛstələnt/

pestilent has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses
1

exceedingly harmful

2

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

{'source': 'Jonathan Swift', 'text': 'a pestilential malignancy in the air'}

plaguey fevers

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

9

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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Definition

exceedingly harmful

Length

9 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

T

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Letters

P, E, S, T, I, L, E, N, T

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

p
e
s
t
i
l
e
n
t

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for pestilent.

PESTILENT is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with P and ends with T.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFBGD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using pestilent in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

PESTILENT has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

PESTILENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PESTILENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PESTILENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside pestilent.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFBGD

CV Pattern

CVCCVCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

PE, ES, ST, TI, IL, LE, EN, NT

Trigrams

PES, EST, STI, TIL, ILE, LEN, ENT

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for pestilent.

PESTILENT is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with T, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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