01 Word definition

plague

6 letters · 3 vowels · 3 consonants

Is PLAGUE a word?

Yes. PLAGUE is a 6-letter noun. 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 PLAGUE?

P-L-A-G-U-E

PLAGUE contains 6 letters, begins with P, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. 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

2noun

  1. any epidemic disease with a high death rate

Synonyms
pestilencepestpestis
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score9points
Words With Friends13points
Word length6letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PLAGUE spelled?

P1L2A3G4U5E6
Starts withPLAFirst 3 letters
Ends withGUELast 3 letters
Unique letters6No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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How do you spell PLAGUE?

PLAGUE is spelled P-L-A-G-U-E. It contains 6 letters.