excrescence
NOUN
/ɪk'skrɛsəns/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
excrescence is a valid 11-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8C3R1E1S1C3E1N1C3E1
1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does excrescence mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.
“the bony excrescence between its horns”
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2
(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.
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