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Word entry · 6 letters

pellet

Best crossword clue

"Small compressed ball"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɛl.ɪt/Part of speech nounSorted eellptStarts with PEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a solid missile discharged from a firearm

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota.

Used in a sentence

  • a pellet of wood, paper, or ore

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