saltpetre

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/
See all 2 pronunciations
/ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/ · /sɔːltˈpiːtə(ɹ)/

Definition of saltpetre

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Potassium nitrate.
See all 3 definitions

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Potassium nitrate.
  2. (uncommon, uncountable, usually)Sodium nitrate.

verb

  1. (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).

Anagrams of saltpetre

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play saltpeter 11 points

Words you can make from saltpetre

200+ playable · top: SALTPETER (11 pts)

Best play saltpeter 11 points

8-letter words

13 words

7-letter words

52 words

6-letter words

93 words

5-letter words

41 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to saltpetre to make another valid word.

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.