pestis
NOUN
6 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
pestis is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1S1T1I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does pestis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
AT THE BOARD