fornix
NOUN
/fɔrnɪks/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F
fornix is a valid 6-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1R1N1I1X8
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 8 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does fornix mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space).
BROADER