butterfly effect
NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B
butterfly effect is a valid 16-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1T1T1E1R1F4L1Y4E1F4F4E1C3T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING
What does butterfly effect mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago.
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