Pellets

noun verb

A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

Meaning

  1. (noun) A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. “a pellet of wood, paper, or ore”
  2. (noun) A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
  3. (noun) Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
  4. (noun) A roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress).
  5. (noun) One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
  6. (verb) To form into pellets.
  7. (verb) To strike with pellets.

Letter breakdown

  • Pellets contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Pellets mean?

A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

How many letters are in Pellets?

Pellets has 7 letters.

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