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.
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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.
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Never-ceasing.
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3
Stubbornly unyielding.
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4
Retained; not shed.
“persistent leaves remain attached past maturity”
“the persistent gills of fishes”
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