Definitions for pitfall

pitfall pit·fall

Spelling: [pit-fawl]
IPA: /ˈpɪtˌfɔl/

Pitfall is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in pitfall (afillpt).

Definitions for pitfall

noun

  1. a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for people or animals.
  2. any trap or danger for the unwary:

Origin of pitfall

1275-1325; Middle English pittefalle, equivalent to pitte pit1 + falle (Old English fealle) trap

Examples for pitfall

The Israel Project's novel defense of building civilian settlements in E1, however, has many a pitfall.

The second pitfall is that Tendulkar has given the reader little of what should be a gripping, meaningful story of his life.

Linear Logic Language, the pitfall of all the old researchers.

It points up the major pitfall of academic boycotts, a pitfall so serious as to make them counterproductive.

One pitfall: text contributions are capped at $10 each per message and $200 a person under FEC regulations.

Be on guard, especially, against co-dependence—a Libra pitfall.

“But you did not tell me where the pitfall was made,” said Mr De Vellum, the solicitor.

If I walk into a pitfall, it shall not be after having seen it made.

He knew that somewhere a pitfall awaited him, yet hardly where.

She was far too subtle and wary to stumble into such a pitfall as that.

Word Value for pitfall
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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