metonymy
NOUN
/mɪ'tɑnəmi/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
metonymy is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1T1O1N1Y4M3Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 4 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does metonymy mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads').
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