pesto
Pesto can refer to a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
PE
Ends
STO
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PESTO” Mean?
/ˈpɛstoʊ/
pesto has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
Length
5 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
O
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
P, E, S, T, O
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆PESTO has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆PESTO is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PESTO can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆PESTO uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
PE, ES, ST, TO
Trigrams
PES, EST, STO
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