melkite
NOUN
/mɛlkaɪt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
melkite is a valid 7-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1L1K5I1T1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does melkite mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem.
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2
An eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor.
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