oort cloud
NOUN
10 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O
oort cloud is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1O1R1T1C3L1O1U1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does oort cloud mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun.
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