persistent

ADJECTIVE /pər'sɪstənt/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

persistent is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1R1S1I1S1T1E1N1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does persistent mean?

ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

Continually recurring to the mind.

SYNONYMS
4

Retained; not shed.

“persistent leaves remain attached past maturity”

“the persistent gills of fishes”

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