What it means
- (adjective) Feeling pity; merciful.
- (adjective) So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity. “Scotland has a pitiful climate.”
- (adjective) Of an amount or number: very small. “A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up.”
- (adverb) In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.
Letter analysis
- Pitiful contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
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- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
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- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
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- abolish
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Words starting with PIT
- pit
- pita
- pitch
- pitchblende
- pitched
- pitcher
- pitchers
- pitches
- pitchfork
- pitchforked
- pitchforking
- pitchforks
- pitching
- pitchman
- pitchmen
- piteous
- piteously
- pitfall
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Common questions
What does Pitiful mean?
Feeling pity; merciful.
How many letters are in Pitiful?
Pitiful has 7 letters.
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