pestilence
NOUN
/pɛstələns/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pestilence is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
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P3E1S1T1I1L1E1N1C3E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does pestilence mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
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2
A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of.
“racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”
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3
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.
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