What does PIERCE mean?

Pronunciation
/pɪrs/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. cut or make a way through“the knife cut through the flesh”
  2. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply“The cold pierced her bones”
  3. sound sharply or shrilly“The scream pierced the night”
  4. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
  5. make a hole into“The needle pierced her flesh”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

pierces11

Anagrams of PIERCE

recipe10 piecer10

Words inside PIERCE

35 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

creep9 crepe9piece9 price9 epic8 peer6 peri6pier6 pree6rice6 ripe6 cee5cep7ere3ice5 ire3pec7pee5 per5pic7 pie5 rec5ree3rei3rep5 rip5 er2pe4 pi4 re2

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Anagrams of PIERCE

Word lists

Questions

Is PIERCE a valid word in word games?

PIERCE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is PIERCE worth?

PIERCE is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PIERCE?

35 other words, including PER, PRICE, RE and PIECE.