01 Word definition

centipedes

10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants

Is CENTIPEDES a word?

Yes. CENTIPEDES is a 10-letter noun. CENTIPEDES is a plural or present-tense form of CENTIPEDE: chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell CENTIPEDES?

C-E-N-T-I-P-E-D-E-S

CENTIPEDES contains 10 letters, begins with C, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

CENTIPEDES is a plural or present-tense form of CENTIPEDE.

1noun

  1. CENTIPEDES is a plural or present-tense form of CENTIPEDE: chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends18points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is CENTIPEDES spelled?

C1E2N3T4I5P6E7D8E9S10
Starts withCENFirst 3 letters
Ends withDESLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats E
Vowel balance4 / 6Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell CENTIPEDES?

CENTIPEDES is spelled C-E-N-T-I-P-E-D-E-S. It contains 10 letters.