Pearls

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of pearl: smooth lustrous rounded gems formed inside the shells of oysters or clams, highly prized in jewellery.

“She wore a string of pearls to the evening reception.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/pɜːlz/

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Synonyms

gems jewels beads

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Wordle

Contains EA vowel pair followed by RLS, ends in S for easy plural recognition in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, the S gives strong hook potential on existing board words

Words Related to Pearls

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “pearls” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

pearly

Words you can make from Pearls

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pearls”.

apers apres arles arsle asper earls elaps lapse lares laser leaps lears lepas lepra paler pales parel pares parle parse peals pearl pears perla

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “pearls”.

carpels earlaps felspar leapers players

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