planetary nebula
NOUN
/plænɪ,tɛri_'nɛbjələ/
16 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
planetary nebula is a valid 16-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3L1A1N1E1T1A1R1Y4N1E1B3U1L1A1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does planetary nebula mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star.
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