01 Word definition

parasites

9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants

Is PARASITES a word?

Yes. PARASITES is a 9-letter noun. PARASITES is a plural or present-tense form of PARASITE: an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PARASITES?

P-A-R-A-S-I-T-E-S

PARASITES contains 9 letters, begins with P, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

PARASITES is a plural or present-tense form of PARASITE.

1noun

  1. PARASITES is a plural or present-tense form of PARASITE: an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends12points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PARASITES spelled?

P1A2R3A4S5I6T7E8S9
Starts withPARFirst 3 letters
Ends withTESLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats A, S
Vowel balance4 / 5Vowels / consonants

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04 Exact anagrams

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How do you spell PARASITES?

PARASITES is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-E-S. It contains 9 letters.