Pestle

/ˈpɛsəl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters

Definition of Pestle

noun

A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
"a pestle of pork"

verb

To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.

Anagrams of Pestle

Words You Can Make

49 words can be made from the letters in "pestle":

5-LETTER WORDS

leets peels peles pelts sleep sleet slept speel spelt steel steep stele teels teles

4-LETTER WORDS

eels else lees leet lept lest lets peel pees pele pelt pest pets seel seep+6 more

3-LETTER WORDS

eel els lee les let pee pes pet pst see sel set tee tel

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "pestle" and rearranging:

+iepistle pelites

+mpelmets temples

+rpelters petrels respelt spelter

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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