leap second
NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L
leap second is a valid 11-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1E1A1P3S1E1C3O1N1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does leap second mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation.
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