Definitions for pied-a-terre

pied-a-terre pied-à-terre

Spelling: [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]
IPA: /piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ-/

Pied-A-Terre is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 378 anagrams from letters in pied-a-terre (--adeeeiprrt).

Definitions for pied-a-terre

noun

  1. a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.

Origin of pied-a-terre

1820-30; French: literally, foot on ground

Examples for pied-a-terre

Indeed, Dr. Lyschinski's was hardly more than a pied-a-terre for him: he never stayed long, and generally came unexpectedly.

Blakeney had more than one pied-a-terre in Paris, and never stayed longer than two or three days in any of these.

Word Value for pied-a-terre
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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