Pestle
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A heavy club-shaped tool used with a mortar to grind, crush, or pound substances, or by extension a heavy mechanical stamping bar.
“She used a pestle and mortar to grind the spices into a fine powder.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈpɛsəl/
Syllables
pes·tle
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Wordle
Ends in -TLE, consonant cluster STL in the middle is distinctive, contains E twice
Scrabble
Often paired with mortar, solid mid-range score, hooks well with -D for pestled
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