kernel
NOUN
/kɜrnəl/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH K
kernel is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
K5E1R1N1E1L1
5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does kernel mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
The inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone.
“black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A single whole grain of a cereal.
“a kernel of corn”
BROADER
NARROWER