cryptic coloration

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

cryptic coloration is a valid 18-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3R1Y4P3T1I1C3C3O1L1O1R1A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does cryptic coloration mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape.