algol

NOUN /ælgɑl/

5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

algol is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1L1G2O1L1

1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18

MEANING

What does algol mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

1

(from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms.

BROADER

ALGEBRAIC LANGUAGE

2

The second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary.