persistence

1. Continuance of an effect after the cause is removed: persistence of vision.

2. The act of persisting.

3. The state or quality of being persistent; persistency.

4. The action or fact of .

5. The quality or state of being .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
persistence	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
en	2
er	2
es	2
et	2
in	2
is	2
it	2
ne	2
pe	4
pi	4
re	2
si	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cee	5
cep	7
cis	5
ens	3
ere	3
ern	3
ers	3
ess	3
est	3
ice	5
ins	3
ire	3
its	3
nee	3
net	3
nip	5
nit	3
pec	7
pee	5
pen	5
per	5
pes	5
pet	5
pic	7
pie	5
pin	5
pis	5
pit	5
psi	5
pst	5
rec	5
ree	3
rei	3
rep	5
res	3
ret	3
rin	3
rip	5
sec	5
see	3
sei	3
sen	3
ser	3
set	3
sic	5
sin	3
sip	5
sir	3
sis	3
sit	3
sri	3
tec	5
tee	3
ten	3
tes	3
tic	5
tie	3
tin	3
tip	5
tis	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cees	6
cent	6
cepe	8
ceps	8
cere	6
cert	6
cess	6
cete	6
cine	6
cire	6
cist	6
cite	6
cris	6
crit	6
epee	6
epic	8
erne	4
erns	4
erst	4
eses	4
esne	4
esse	4
ests	4
etic	6
ices	6
ires	4
neep	6
ness	4
nest	4
nets	4
nice	6
nips	6
nite	4
nits	4
pecs	8
peen	6
peer	6
pees	6
pein	6
pens	6
pent	6
perc	8
pere	6
peri	6
pert	6
pest	6
pets	6
pice	8
pics	8
pier	6
pies	6
pine	6
pins	6
pint	6
pirn	6
pits	6
pree	6
psis	6
psst	6
recs	6
rees	4
rein	4
reis	4
rent	4
reps	6
rest	4
rete	4
rets	4
rice	6
rins	4
ripe	6
rips	6
rise	4
rite	4
secs	6
sect	6
seen	4
seep	6
seer	4
sees	4
seis	4
sene	4
sent	4
seps	6
sept	6
sere	4
sers	4
sets	4
sice	6
sics	6
sine	4
sins	4
sipe	6
sips	6
sire	4
sirs	4
site	4
sits	4
snip	6
snit	4
spec	8
spin	6
spit	6
sris	4
step	6
stir	4
tecs	6
teen	4
tees	4
tein	4
tens	4
tern	4
tics	6
tier	4
ties	4
tine	4
tins	4
tips	6
tire	4
tree	4
trip	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cense	7
cents	7
cepes	9
ceres	7
certs	7
cesti	7
cetes	7
cines	7
cires	7
cists	7
citer	7
cites	7
creep	9
crepe	9
crept	9
cress	7
crest	7
cries	7
cripe	9
crisp	9
crits	7
eerie	5
enter	5
epees	7
epics	9
erect	7
ernes	5
erses	5
esnes	5
ester	5
etics	7
inept	7
inert	5
inset	5
inter	5
neeps	7
neist	5
nerts	5
nests	5
nicer	7
niece	7
niter	5
nites	5
nitre	5
peens	7
peers	7
peins	7
peise	7
pence	9
penes	7
penis	7
percs	9
peres	7
peris	7
perse	7
pests	7
peter	7
piece	9
piers	7
pines	7
pints	7
pirns	7
piste	7
preen	7
prees	7
prese	7
press	7
prest	7
price	9
pries	7
print	7
prise	7
priss	7
recit	7
recti	7
reest	5
reins	5
rente	5
rents	5
repin	7
resee	5
reses	5
reset	5
resin	5
resit	5
rests	5
retie	5
rices	7
rinse	5
ripen	7
ripes	7
risen	5
rises	5
rites	5
scene	7
scent	7
scree	7
scrip	9
sects	7
seeps	7
seers	5
seine	5
seise	5
senes	5
sense	5
sente	5
senti	5
sents	5
sepic	9
septs	7
seres	5
serin	5
sices	7
since	7
sines	5
sipes	7
siree	5
siren	5
sires	5
sites	5
sneer	5
snipe	7
snips	7
snits	5
specs	9
speer	7
speir	7
spent	7
spice	9
spier	7
spies	7
spine	7
spins	7
spire	7
spirt	7
spite	7
spits	7
spree	7
sprit	7
steep	7
steer	5
stein	5
steps	7
stere	5
stern	5
sties	5
stipe	7
stirp	7
stirs	5
strep	7
strip	7
teens	5
teins	5
tense	5
tepee	7
terce	7
teres	5
terne	5
terns	5
terse	5
tiers	5
tines	5
tires	5
treen	5
trees	5
tress	5
trice	7
tries	5
trine	5
tripe	7
trips	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
censer	8
censes	8
center	8
centre	8
cerise	8
cerite	8
certes	8
citers	8
creeps	10
creese	8
crepes	10
crests	8
cretin	8
cripes	10
crises	8
crisps	10
ecesis	8
enters	6
entice	8
entire	6
entree	6
erects	8
espies	8
esprit	8
esters	6
estrin	6
eterne	6
incept	10
incest	8
inerts	6
insect	8
insert	6
insets	6
instep	8
inters	6
nereis	6
nester	6
nicest	8
nieces	8
niters	6
nitres	6
pecten	10
pectin	10
peerie	8
peises	8
pensee	8
perses	8
pester	8
peters	8
piecer	10
pieces	10
pierce	10
pincer	10
pistes	8
precis	10
preens	8
preset	8
prests	8
prices	10
priest	8
prince	10
prints	8
prises	8
pterin	8
recent	8
recept	10
recess	8
recipe	10
recite	8
recits	8
reests	6
renest	6
rentes	6
repent	8
repine	8
repins	8
resect	8
reseen	6
resees	6
resent	6
resets	6
resins	6
resist	6
resite	6
resits	6
retene	6
reties	6
retine	6
rinses	6
ripens	8
ripest	8
scenes	8
scents	8
screen	8
screes	8
scries	8
scrips	10
script	10
secern	8
secret	8
seiner	6
seines	6
seiser	6
sensei	6
septic	10
serein	6
serene	6
serest	6
series	6
serine	6
serins	6
sinter	6
sirees	6
sirens	6
sister	6
sitrep	8
sneers	6
sniper	8
snipes	8
specie	10
speers	8
speirs	8
speise	8
spence	10
spense	8
spicer	10
spices	10
spiers	8
spines	8
spinet	8
spires	8
spirts	8
spites	8
sprees	8
sprent	8
sprint	8
sprite	8
sprits	8
steeps	8
steers	6
steins	6
steres	6
steric	8
sterns	6
stipes	8
stirps	8
streps	8
strine	6
stripe	8
strips	8
teener	6
tenesi	6
tenrec	8
tenser	6
tenses	6
tepees	8
terces	8
ternes	6
tierce	8
treens	6
tricep	10
trices	8
triene	6
triens	6
trines	6
tripes	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
censers	9
centers	9
centres	9
ceresin	9
cerises	9
cerites	9
cesspit	11
cistern	9
creepie	11
creeses	9
cresset	9
cretins	9
crispen	11
eensier	7
eeriest	7
enteric	9
enticer	9
entices	9
entires	7
entrees	7
entries	7
epeeist	9
epicene	11
erepsin	9
eserine	7
esprits	9
essence	9
estrins	7
incepts	11
incests	9
inepter	9
insects	9
inserts	7
inspect	11
insteps	9
nesters	7
pectens	11
pectins	11
peeress	9
peeries	9
penises	9
pensees	9
penster	9
percent	11
persist	9
pesters	9
pestier	9
piecers	11
pierces	11
pincers	11
precent	11
precess	11
precise	11
present	9
presets	9
preteen	9
priests	9
princes	11
pterins	9
receipt	11
recepts	11
recipes	11
recites	9
renests	7
repents	9
repines	9
resects	9
resents	7
resites	7
respect	11
respite	9
retenes	7
retines	7
scepter	11
sceptre	11
screens	9
scripts	11
secerns	9
secrete	9
secrets	9
seepier	9
seiners	7
senesce	9
septics	11
sereins	7
serenes	7
serines	7
serpent	9
sestine	7
sincere	9
sinters	7
sitreps	9
snipers	9
species	11
specter	11
spectre	11
spencer	11
spences	11
spicers	11
spinets	9
spriest	9
sprints	9
sprites	9
steepen	9
steeper	9
stirpes	9
strines	7
stripes	9
teeners	7
teenier	7
tenrecs	9
terpene	9
tierces	9
triceps	11
trienes	7

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
centeses	10
centesis	10
ceresins	10
cisterns	10
creepies	12
crepiest	12
crispens	12
crispest	12
eensiest	8
eeriness	8
enterics	10
enticers	10
epeeists	10
epicenes	12
erepsins	10
eserines	8
eternise	8
inspects	12
pectines	12
pensters	10
percents	12
pertness	10
precents	12
precises	12
prentice	12
presence	12
presents	10
preteens	10
pretence	12
pretense	10
princess	12
receipts	12
respects	12
respites	10
ripeness	10
scepters	12
sceptres	12
secretes	10
secretin	10
seepiest	10
sentries	8
serenest	8
serpents	10
sesterce	10
specters	12
spectres	12
spencers	12
spinster	10
steepens	10
steepers	10
teensier	8
terpenes	10
terpenic	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
creepiest	13
epicenter	13
erectness	11
eternises	9
precisest	13
prentices	13
prescient	13
presences	13
pretences	13
pretenses	11
princesse	13
reinspect	13
sceneries	11
scenester	11
secretins	11
sincerest	11
sneeriest	9
tricepses	13

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
creepiness	14
epicenters	14
reinspects	14

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
persistence	15