double helix

NOUN /dəbəl_'hilɪks/
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

double helix is a valid 12-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2O1U1B3L1E1H4E1L1I1X8
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 8 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does double helix mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis.

“the shape of the DNA molecule is a double helix”