anopheles

NOUN /ə'nɑfə,liz/

9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

anopheles is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1N1O1P3H4E1L1E1S1

1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42

MEANING

What does anopheles mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

Malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae.

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