herpes

herpes is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to its form, or the part affected; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling, including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another.
2. noun. any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
3. noun. viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in herpes:

hesper, sphere

Common word forms

herp, herpeses

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