Palest

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Superlative form of pale, describing the lightest or most colourless shade of a colour or complexion.

“She chose the palest shade of blue for the nursery walls to keep the room feeling calm.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

pal·est

Related Words

Synonyms

lightestwhitestfaintest

Antonyms

darkestdeepestrichest

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -EST, the A and E in close proximity are typical of the pale word family

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, the -EST superlative ending is straightforward to extend onto PALE on the board

Words Related to Palest

Anagrams of Palest

Words that use exactly the same letters as “palest”.

pastel petals plates pleats septal staple tepals

Words you can make from Palest

Shorter words formed from the letters in “palest”.

astel elaps lapse leaps leapt least lepas lepta pales palet paste patel pates peals peats pelta pelts petal plate plats pleas pleat salep salet

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “palest”.

planets

Longer words starting with Palest

Words that begin with “palest”.

palestine palestinian

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