ablative absolute
NOUN
/æb'leɪtɪv_'æbsə,lut/
17 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
ablative absolute is a valid 17-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1B3L1A1T1I1V4E1A1B3S1O1L1U1T1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does ablative absolute mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier.
BROADER