metropolitan

NOUN /,mɛtrə'pɑlɪtən/

12 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M

metropolitan is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

M3E1T1R1O1P3O1L1I1T1A1N1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48

MEANING

What does metropolitan mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

A person who lives in a metropolis.

BROADER

In the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity.

BROADER

OTHER · 1 SENSE

Relating to or characteristic of a metropolis.

“metropolitan area”