Pestle

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A heavy club-shaped tool used with a mortar to grind, crush, or pound substances, or by extension a heavy mechanical stamping bar.

“She used a pestle and mortar to grind the spices into a fine powder.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈpɛsəl/

Syllables

pes·tle

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Synonyms

stamp mullerpounder

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Wordle

Ends in -TLE, consonant cluster STL in the middle is distinctive, contains E twice

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Scrabble

Often paired with mortar, solid mid-range score, hooks well with -D for pestled

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