linguistic area

15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

linguistic area is a valid 15-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

L1I1N1G2U1I1S1T1I1C3A1R1E1A1

1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51

MEANING

What does linguistic area mean?