Unscramble pertussis

Unscramble PERTUSSIS and you have 288 words, PERTUSSIS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 10, among them PERSISTS, PURSIEST and PUSSIEST. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.

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Possible Words From pertussis

By length, the words from PERTUSSIS split into 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.

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9 Letter Words You Can Make with pertussis

8 Letter Words You Can Make with pertussis

Of the 6 8-letter words made with PERTUSSIS letters, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. PERSISTS is the one most people know.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with pertussis

33 7-letter words in PERTUSSIS; 23 of them share the top score of 9. SISTERS, STRIPES and TISSUES are everyday picks.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with pertussis

49 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PERTUSSIS tie at 8 points; none scores more. ISSUES, SISTER and PRIEST will look familiar.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with pertussis

Of the 60 5-letter words from PERTUSSIS, 57 score 7 points, the group's best. PRESS, ISSUE and SUPER are the ones most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with pertussis

42 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PERTUSSIS tie at 6 points; none scores more. TIPS, STEP and REST will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with pertussis

Among 52 3-letter words from PERTUSSIS, the top score is 5, reached by 22. USE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with pertussis

Among the 2-letter words in PERTUSSIS, PE, PI and UP tie for first at 4 points. IS, IT and US are everyday picks.

PERTUSSIS With One Letter Changed

These 6 words have the length of PERTUSSIS, with one letter different:

More 9-letter words: starting with PE · ending in IS · all 9-letter words

Definitions for the Top PERTUSSIS Plays

Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PERSISTS, PURSIEST, PUSSIEST and SUSPIRES (10 points each) share the top spot.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

PERSISTS 10 · 11
to continue resolutely in some activity
PURSIEST 10 · 12
short of breath
PUSSIEST 10 · 12
full of pus
SUSPIRES 10 · 12
to sigh
ESPRITS 9 · 10
spirit
PERITUS 9 · 11
an expert theologian
PERSIST 9 · 10
to continue resolutely in some activity
PISSERS 9 · 10
an offensive word

PERTUSSIS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes. PERTUSSIS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.

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PERTUSSIS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 288)232287219

* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.

55 of the 288 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PUIREST, PUSSERS, SPRUITS, TRIPSES, UPRESTS, UPRISTS, PIERST, PIERTS, PUSSER, SPERST, SPRUIT, SPUERS and 43 more. 14 of the 288 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PERITUS, SITREPS, SITREP, TSURISES, RESITS, SEPS, URPS, PST, URP, ESTS, EST, SUS and 2 more. 1 of the 288 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: ITER.

Longer Words Built on PERTUSSIS

Each word below uses all the letters of PERTUSSIS and one more.

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