Pecans

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of pecan: the rich, smooth-shelled nuts of the pecan tree, widely used in cooking and confectionery.

“She scattered chopped pecans generously over the top of the pie.”

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Synonyms

nuts

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Wordle

Contains EC followed by ANS, no repeated letters and a common vowel pattern make it a solid Wordle guess

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, C (3 pts) adds moderate value and the S enables useful hooks on existing plays

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Words you can make from Pecans

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acnes aspen canes capes napes neaps paces panes panse peans pecan scape scena snape sneap space spane spean aces acne aesc anes apes apse

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

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