appellative
NOUNADJECTIVE
/ə'pɛlətɪv/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
appellative is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1P3P3E1L1L1A1T1I1V4E1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does appellative mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Inclined to or serving for the giving of names.
“the appellative faculty of children”
“the appellative function of some primitive rites”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun.