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”
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