Words With EST In The Middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter EST is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of EST in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how EST in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
5 letter words
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| pesto | 7 | a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil | - |
| testy | 8 | easily irritated or annoyed | - |
| vesta | 8 | (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia | - |
| zesty | 17 | marked by spirited enjoyment | - |
| testa | 5 | protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants | - |
| festa | 8 | - | - |
| zests | 14 | - | - |
| yesty | 11 | - | - |
| yests | 8 | - | - |
| wests | 8 | - | - |
| vests | 8 | - | - |
| tests | 5 | - | - |
| teste | 5 | - | - |
| resty | 8 | - | - |
| rests | 5 | - | - |
| resto | 5 | - | - |
| pesty | 10 | - | - |
| pests | 7 | - | - |
| bests | 7 | - | - |
| besti | 7 | - | - |
| cesti | 7 | - | - |
| cesta | 7 | - | - |
| nests | 5 | - | - |
| mesto | 7 | - | - |
| lests | 5 | - | - |
| kests | 9 | - | - |
| jests | 12 | - | - |
| hests | 8 | - | - |
| gests | 6 | - | - |
| geste | 6 | - | - |
| fests | 8 | - | - |
| festy | 11 | - | - |
6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| tested | 7 | tested and proved useful or correct | a tested method |
| rested | 7 | not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing | came back rested from her vacation |
| vested | 10 | fixed and absolute and without contingency | a vested right |
| fiesta | 9 | an elaborate party (often outdoors) | - |
| bestow | 11 | present | bestow an honor on someone |
| pester | 8 | annoy persistently | - |
| presto | 8 | at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro) | - |
| nestor | 6 | a genus of Psittacidae | - |
| jester | 13 | a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages | - |
| wester | 9 | wind that blows from west to east | - |
| siesta | 6 | a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) | - |
| testes | 6 | - | - |
| fester | 9 | ripen and generate pus | her wounds are festering |
| tester | 6 | someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications | - |
| vestry | 12 | a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held | - |
| pestle | 8 | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores | - |
| nestle | 6 | position comfortably | The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow |
| vestal | 9 | in a state of sexual virginity | pure and vestal modesty |
| yester | 9 | - | - |
| nested | 7 | - | - |
| cuesta | 8 | - | - |
| bested | 9 | - | - |
| chesty | 14 | having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride | chesty as a peacock |
| nester | 6 | someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it | - |
| cestus | 8 | - | - |
| bestir | 8 | become active | He finally bestirred himself |
| bestis | 8 | - | - |
| bestar | 8 | - | - |
| bestad | 9 | - | - |
| bestud | 9 | - | - |
| chests | 11 | - | - |
| cestui | 8 | - | - |
| cestos | 8 | - | - |
| cestoi | 8 | - | - |
| cestas | 8 | - | - |
| crests | 8 | - | - |
| cresta | 8 | - | - |
| guests | 7 | - | - |
| gestic | 9 | - | - |
| gestes | 7 | - | - |
| geests | 7 | - | - |
| festas | 9 | - | - |
| festal | 9 | offering fun and gaiety | a festive (or festal) occasion |
| egesta | 7 | - | - |
| egests | 7 | - | - |
| mestom | 10 | - | - |
| mester | 8 | - | - |
| mestee | 8 | - | - |
| lested | 7 | - | - |
| jested | 14 | - | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| destroy | 11 | put (an animal) to death | The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid |
| majesty | 19 | impressiveness in scale or proportion | - |
| destiny | 11 | the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) | we are helpless in the face of destiny |
| western | 10 | of wind; from the west | - |
| testing | 8 | the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned | - |
| testify | 13 | provide evidence for | - |
| honesty | 13 | the quality of being honest | - |
| resting | 8 | - | - |
| gesture | 8 | show, express or direct through movement | He gestured his desire to leave |
| restore | 7 | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | - |
| maestro | 9 | an artist of consummate skill | - |
| wrestle | 10 | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | - |
| gestapo | 10 | the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods | - |
| modesty | 13 | freedom from vanity or conceit | - |
| celeste | 9 | - | - |
| amnesty | 12 | a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense | - |
| restart | 7 | take up or begin anew | - |
| festive | 13 | offering fun and gaiety | a festive (or festal) occasion |
| nestled | 8 | drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection | saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside |
| celesta | 9 | a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard | - |
| kestrel | 11 | small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind | - |
| bestial | 9 | resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | a bestial nature |
| restock | 13 | stock again | He restocked his land with pheasants |
| restful | 10 | affording physical or mental rest | she spent a restful night at home |
| restive | 10 | being in a tense state | - |
| jesting | 15 | characterized by jokes and good humor | - |
| crested | 10 | (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume | - |
| gestalt | 8 | a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts | - |
| destine | 8 | decree or designate beforehand | She was destined to become a great pianist |
| trestle | 7 | a supporting tower used to support a bridge | - |
| vestige | 11 | an indication that something has been present | - |
| restate | 7 | to say, state, or perform again | - |
| restage | 8 | - | - |
| mestizo | 18 | a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) | - |
| podesta | 10 | - | - |
| festoon | 10 | flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration | - |
| vesture | 10 | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | - |
| vesting | 11 | - | - |
| gestate | 8 | have the idea for | - |
| zestful | 19 | marked by spirited enjoyment | - |
| dyester | 11 | - | - |
| egested | 9 | - | - |
| divests | 11 | - | - |
| destain | 8 | remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast | - |
| destock | 14 | - | - |
| devests | 11 | - | - |
| detests | 8 | - | - |
| diester | 8 | - | - |
| digests | 9 | - | - |
| cuestas | 9 | - | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| question | 17 | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | there is no question about the validity of the enterprise |
| honestly | 14 | in an honest manner | in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it |
| festival | 14 | an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) | a drama festival |
| domestic | 13 | a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household | - |
| destined | 10 | (usually followed by `to') governed by fate | an old house destined to be demolished |
| restless | 8 | lacking or not affording physical or mental rest | a restless night |
| semester | 10 | half a year; a period of 6 months | - |
| restroom | 10 | a toilet that is available to the public | - |
| restored | 9 | - | - |
| wrestler | 11 | combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground | - |
| ancestor | 10 | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | - |
| prestige | 11 | a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. | he wanted to achieve power and prestige |
| majestic | 19 | belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | - |
| destruct | 11 | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of | - |
| restrain | 8 | prevent the action or expression of | she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays |
| chestnut | 13 | any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur | - |
| investor | 11 | someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns | - |
| pedestal | 11 | a support or foundation | - |
| testicle | 10 | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | - |
| asbestos | 10 | a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer | - |
| ancestry | 13 | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | - |
| molester | 10 | someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities | - |
| travesty | 14 | a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations | - |
| restrict | 10 | place under restrictions; limit access to by law | that area is restricted to security personnel only |
| tapestry | 13 | a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs | - |
| priestly | 13 | befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood | priestly dedication to the people of his parish |
| westward | 15 | toward the west | they traveled westward toward the setting sun |
| pestered | 11 | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances | her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions |
| modestly | 14 | with modesty; in a modest manner | the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare' |
| restorer | 8 | a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | - |
| forester | 11 | someone trained in forestry | - |
| detested | 10 | treated with dislike or contempt | - |
| westerly | 14 | of wind; from the west | - |
| untested | 9 | not tried or tested by experience | still untested in battle |
| forestry | 14 | the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber | - |
| forested | 12 | covered with forest | efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest |
| gestured | 10 | - | - |
| jokester | 19 | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes | - |
| aesthete | 11 | one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature | - |
| sidestep | 11 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| nestling | 9 | young bird not yet fledged | - |
| attested | 9 | established as genuine | - |
| gestural | 9 | being other than verbal communication | the study of gestural communication |
| arrester | 8 | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier | - |
| palestra | 10 | a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes | - |
| cresting | 11 | - | - |
| testable | 10 | - | - |
| vestment | 13 | gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy | - |
| bestride | 11 | get up on the back of | - |
| forestal | 11 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| yesterday | 16 | the day immediately before today | it was in yesterday's newspapers |
| destroyed | 14 | destroyed physically or morally | - |
| requested | 19 | asked for | the requested aid is forthcoming |
| testimony | 14 | something that serves as evidence | his effort was testimony to his devotion |
| orchestra | 14 | a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players | - |
| wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| lifestyle | 15 | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | - |
| testament | 11 | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | - |
| arresting | 10 | commanding attention | an arresting drawing of people turning into animals |
| destroyer | 13 | a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | a destroyer of the environment |
| celestial | 11 | relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven | celestial beings |
| testified | 13 | - | - |
| ancestral | 11 | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | ancestral home |
| restraint | 9 | the state of being physically constrained | dogs should be kept under restraint |
| livestock | 18 | any animals kept for use or profit | - |
| aesthetic | 14 | (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | - |
| investing | 13 | the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit | - |
| pestering | 12 | causing irritation or annoyance | swarms of pestering gnats |
| priestess | 11 | a woman priest | - |
| digestion | 11 | learning and coming to understand ideas and information | his appetite for facts was better than his digestion |
| restoring | 10 | - | - |
| freestyle | 15 | a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use | - |
| manifesto | 14 | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | - |
| pesticide | 14 | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) | - |
| digestive | 14 | any substance that promotes digestion | - |
| intestine | 9 | the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus | - |
| destitute | 10 | poor enough to need help from others | - |
| limestone | 11 | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | - |
| milestone | 11 | stone post at side of a road to show distances | - |
| polyester | 14 | a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer | - |
| trimester | 11 | a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided | - |
| festering | 13 | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | - |
| homestead | 15 | dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land | - |
| congested | 13 | overfull as with blood | - |
| harvester | 15 | someone who helps to gather the harvest | - |
| earnestly | 12 | in a serious manner | talking earnestly with his son |
| firestorm | 14 | an outburst of controversy | the incident triggered a political firestorm |
| westbound | 15 | moving toward the west | westbound pioneers |
| celestine | 11 | - | - |
| westerner | 12 | an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. | - |
| contested | 12 | disputed or made the object of contention or competition | a contested election |
| festivity | 18 | any joyous diversion | - |
| firestone | 12 | a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire | - |
| awestruck | 18 | having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread | in grim despair and awestruck wonder |
| forestall | 12 | act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | - |
| vestibule | 14 | a large entrance or reception room or area | - |
| guestroom | 12 | a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests | - |
| ingestion | 10 | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | - |
| protester | 11 | a person who dissents from some established policy | - |
| worcester | 14 | United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865) | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| interested | 11 | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | the interested parties met to discuss the business |
| restaurant | 10 | a building where people go to eat | - |
| investment | 15 | money that is invested with an expectation of profit | - |
| suggestion | 12 | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse |
| manchester | 17 | a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England | - |
| restricted | 13 | restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man') | - |
| contestant | 12 | a person who dissents from some established policy | - |
| protestant | 12 | the Protestant churches and denominations collectively | - |
| anesthesia | 13 | loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness | - |
| anesthetic | 15 | characterized by insensibility | the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic |
| charleston | 15 | state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river | - |
| testifying | 17 | - | - |
| restrained | 11 | prudent | - |
| orchestral | 15 | relating to or composed for an orchestra | orchestral score |
| guesthouse | 14 | a house separate from the main house; for housing guests | - |
| pedestrian | 13 | lacking wit or imagination | a pedestrian movie plot |
| winchester | 18 | a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire | - |
| priesthood | 16 | the body of ordained religious practitioners | - |
| harvesting | 17 | the gathering of a ripened crop | - |
| bestseller | 12 | a book that has had a large and rapid sale | - |
| pestilence | 14 | any epidemic disease with a high death rate | - |
| gravestone | 14 | a stone that is used to mark a grave | - |
| incestuous | 12 | resembling incest as by excessive intimacy | - |
| dishonesty | 17 | lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | - |
| bestiality | 15 | sexual activity between a person and an animal | - |
| aesthetics | 15 | (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art) | traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value |
| congestion | 13 | excessive crowding | traffic congestion |
| testicular | 12 | of or involving the testes | testicular cancer |
| intestinal | 10 | of or relating to or inside the intestines | intestinal disease |
| suggestive | 15 | tending to suggest or imply | artifacts suggestive of an ancient society |
| detestable | 13 | unequivocally detestable | detestable vices |
| midwestern | 16 | of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota | a midwestern city |
| shoestring | 14 | a lace used for fastening shoes | - |
| equestrian | 19 | a man skilled in equitation | - |
| minestrone | 12 | soup made with a variety of vegetables | - |
| rhinestone | 13 | an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste | - |
| restlessly | 13 | in a restless manner | he cracked his knuckles restlessly |
| undigested | 13 | not digested | undigested food |
| smokestack | 22 | a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | - |
| destructor | 13 | - | - |
| questioner | 19 | someone who asks a question | - |
| arrestment | 12 | - | - |
| digestible | 14 | capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal | - |
| majestical | 21 | - | - |
| unmolested | 13 | not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed | - |
| manifestly | 18 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list |
| yesteryear | 16 | the time that has elapsed | - |
| congestive | 16 | relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid | congestive heart disease |
| westerlies | 13 | - | - |
| immodestly | 18 | without modesty; in an immodest manner | the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom' |
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