periapsis

NOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

periapsis is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1R1I1A1P3S1I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does periapsis mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited.

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