saltpetre
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 9
See all 2 pronunciations Show less
Definition of saltpetre
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Potassium nitrate.
See all 3 definitions Show less
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Potassium nitrate.
- (uncommon, uncountable, usually)Sodium nitrate.
verb
- (transitive)To treat with saltpetre.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), named so being found as an incrustation. Alteration of the first element is from folk-etymological association with salt (which is, nevertheless, cognate to Latin sāl).
Words you can make from saltpetre
200+ playable · top: SALTPETER (11 pts)
Best play saltpeter 11 points8-letter words
13 words7-letter words
52 words- EPATERS 9 pts
- LEAPERS 9 pts
- PALETTE 9 pts
- PALTERS 9 pts
- PARTLET 9 pts
- PATTERS 9 pts
- PELTAST 9 pts
- PELTATE 9 pts
- PELTERS 9 pts
- PERSALT 9 pts
- PERTEST 9 pts
- PETRALE 9 pts
- PETRELS 9 pts
- PETTERS 9 pts
- PETTLES 9 pts
- PLASTER 9 pts
- PLATERS 9 pts
- PLATTER 9 pts
- PLEASER 9 pts
- PLEATER 9 pts
- PRATTLE 9 pts
- PRELATE 9 pts
- PRESALE 9 pts
- PRETEST 9 pts
- PSALTER 9 pts
- RELAPSE 9 pts
- REPEALS 9 pts
- REPEATS 9 pts
- REPLATE 9 pts
- RESPELT 9 pts
- RETAPES 9 pts
- SEPTATE 9 pts
- SPATTER 9 pts
- SPELTER 9 pts
- STAPLER 9 pts
- TAPSTER 9 pts
- ELATERS 7 pts
- ESTREAT 7 pts
- LATTERS 7 pts
- LETTERS 7 pts
- RATTLES 7 pts
- REALEST 7 pts
- RELATES 7 pts
- RESLATE 7 pts
- RESTATE 7 pts
- RETASTE 7 pts
- SETTLER 7 pts
- STARLET 7 pts
- STARTLE 7 pts
- STEALER 7 pts
- STERLET 7 pts
- TRESTLE 7 pts
6-letter words
93 words- APTEST 8 pts
- ASLEEP 8 pts
- ELAPSE 8 pts
- EPATER 8 pts
- ETAPES 8 pts
- LAPSER 8 pts
- LEAPER 8 pts
- LEPERS 8 pts
- PALEST 8 pts
- PALETS 8 pts
- PALTER 8 pts
- PARLES 8 pts
- PASTEL 8 pts
- PASTER 8 pts
- PATERS 8 pts
- PATTEE 8 pts
- PATTER 8 pts
- PEARLS 8 pts
- PELTER 8 pts
- PESETA 8 pts
- PESTER 8 pts
- PESTLE 8 pts
- PETALS 8 pts
- PETERS 8 pts
- PETREL 8 pts
- PETTER 8 pts
- PETTLE 8 pts
- PLATER 8 pts
- PLATES 8 pts
- PLEASE 8 pts
- PLEATS 8 pts
- PRATES 8 pts
- PRESET 8 pts
- REPAST 8 pts
- REPEAL 8 pts
- REPEAT 8 pts
- REPELS 8 pts
- RETAPE 8 pts
- SAPELE 8 pts
- SEPTAL 8 pts
- SEPTET 8 pts
- SERAPE 8 pts
- STAPLE 8 pts
- TAPERS 8 pts
- TEPALS 8 pts
- TRAPES 8 pts
- ALERTS 6 pts
- ALTERS 6 pts
- ARETES 6 pts
- ARTELS 6 pts
- EASTER 6 pts
- EATERS 6 pts
- ELATER 6 pts
- ELATES 6 pts
- ESTATE 6 pts
- ESTRAL 6 pts
- LAREES 6 pts
- LASTER 6 pts
- LATEST 6 pts
- LATTER 6 pts
- LATTES 6 pts
- LEASER 6 pts
- LETTER 6 pts
- RATELS 6 pts
- RATTLE 6 pts
- REALES 6 pts
- RELATE 6 pts
- RELETS 6 pts
- RESALE 6 pts
- RESEAL 6 pts
- RESEAT 6 pts
- RETEST 6 pts
- SALTER 6 pts
- SEALER 6 pts
- SEATER 6 pts
- SETTER 6 pts
- SETTLE 6 pts
- SLATER 6 pts
- STALER 6 pts
- STATER 6 pts
- STELAE 6 pts
- STELAR 6 pts
- STREEL 6 pts
- STREET 6 pts
- TALERS 6 pts
- TASTER 6 pts
- TATERS 6 pts
- TEASEL 6 pts
- TEASER 6 pts
- TESTAE 6 pts
- TESTER 6 pts
- TETRAS 6 pts
- TREATS 6 pts
5-letter words
41 words- APERS 7 pts
- APRES 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ASPER 7 pts
- ETAPE 7 pts
- LAPSE 7 pts
- LARPS 7 pts
- LEAPS 7 pts
- LEAPT 7 pts
- LEPER 7 pts
- LEPTA 7 pts
- PALER 7 pts
- PALES 7 pts
- PALET 7 pts
- PARES 7 pts
- PARLE 7 pts
- PARSE 7 pts
- PARTS 7 pts
- ALERT 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- ARLES 5 pts
- ARTEL 5 pts
- ASTER 5 pts
- EARLS 5 pts
- EASEL 5 pts
- EASER 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ERASE 5 pts
- ESTER 5 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
- LARES 5 pts
- LASER 5 pts
- LATER 5 pts
- LATTE 5 pts
- LEARS 5 pts
- LEASE 5 pts
- LEAST 5 pts
- LEERS 5 pts
- LEETS 5 pts
Hooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to saltpetre to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with saltpetre
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes saltpetre, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.