australopithecine

NOUN /ɔ,streɪloʊ'pɪθɪsaɪn/
17 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

australopithecine is a valid 17-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1U1S1T1R1A1L1O1P3I1T1H4E1C3I1N1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does australopithecine mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago.

BROADER
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1

Of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus.