heat shield

NOUN /hit_ʃild/
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H

heat shield is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1A1T1S1H4I1E1L1D2
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does heat shield mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry.