lexicostatistics

NOUN /,lɛksəkoʊstə'tɪstɪks/

16 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L

lexicostatistics is a valid 16-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

L1E1X8I1C3O1S1T1A1T1I1S1T1I1C3S1

1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =27 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81

MEANING

What does lexicostatistics mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.

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