Pliers

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A hand tool with two hinged arms and typically serrated jaws, used for gripping, bending, or cutting.

“He used a pair of pliers to twist the wire ends together.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

pli·ers

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Synonyms

plyers

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts PL and ends ERS with IER inside, a familiar everyday word

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, the S hook adds flexibility and PLIER can precede it for a shorter play

Words Related to Pliers

Anagrams of Pliers

Words that use exactly the same letters as “pliers”.

lisper perils

Words one letter different

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

fliers plyers

Words you can make from Pliers

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pliers”.

epris liers lipse peril peris piers piler piles pleis plier plies pries prise riels riles ripes siper slier slipe speil speir spiel spier spile

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

limpers lispers replies

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