01 Word definition

pesto

5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants

Is PESTO a word?

Yes. PESTO is a 5-letter noun. a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PESTO?

P-E-S-T-O

PESTO contains 5 letters, begins with P, and ends with O.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score7points
Words With Friends8points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PESTO spelled?

P1E2S3T4O5
Starts withPESFirst 3 letters
Ends withSTOLast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About PESTO.

How do you spell PESTO?

PESTO is spelled P-E-S-T-O. It contains 5 letters.