plague
NOUNVERB
/pleɪɡ/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P
plague is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3L1A1G2U1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does plague mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
Any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
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2
A swarm of insects that attack plants.
“a plague of grasshoppers”
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3
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.
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4
An annoyance.
“those children are a damn plague”
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Any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God).
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VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Cause to suffer a blight.
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2
Annoy continually or chronically.
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