cochineal insect

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

cochineal insect is a valid 16-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1C3H4I1N1E1A1L1I1N1S1E1C3T1
3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does cochineal insect mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye.