cilium
NOUN
/sɪliəm/
6 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
cilium is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3I1L1I1U1M3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does cilium mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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2
A hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms.
BROADER
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