effacement
NOUN
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
effacement is a valid 10-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1F4F4A1C3E1M3E1N1T1
1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does effacement mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
Shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor.
BROADER