01 Word definition

pests

5 letters · 1 vowel · 4 consonants

Is PESTS a word?

Yes. PESTS is a 5-letter noun. PESTS is a plural or present-tense form of PEST: 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 Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PESTS?

P-E-S-T-S

PESTS contains 5 letters, begins with P, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

PESTS is a plural or present-tense form of PEST.

1noun

  1. PESTS is a plural or present-tense form of PEST: 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

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

02 Letter breakdown

How is PESTS spelled?

P1E2S3T4S5
Starts withPESFirst 3 letters
Ends withSTSLast 3 letters
Unique letters4Repeats S
Vowel balance1 / 4Vowels / consonants

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04 Exact anagrams

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About PESTS.

How do you spell PESTS?

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