phosphorus
NOUN
/fɑsfərəs/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
phosphorus is a valid 10-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3H4O1S1P3H4O1R1U1S1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does phosphorus mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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