01 Word definition

philistines

11 letters · 4 vowels · 7 consonants

Is PHILISTINES a word?

Yes. PHILISTINES is a 11-letter noun. PHILISTINES is a plural or present-tense form of PHILISTINE: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PHILISTINES?

P-H-I-L-I-S-T-I-N-E-S

PHILISTINES contains 11 letters, begins with P, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

PHILISTINES is a plural or present-tense form of PHILISTINE.

1noun

  1. PHILISTINES is a plural or present-tense form of PHILISTINE: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends18points
Word length11letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PHILISTINES spelled?

P1H2I3L4I5S6T7I8N9E10S11
Starts withPHIFirst 3 letters
Ends withNESLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats I, S
Vowel balance4 / 7Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About PHILISTINES.

How do you spell PHILISTINES?

PHILISTINES is spelled P-H-I-L-I-S-T-I-N-E-S. It contains 11 letters.