plinian eruption

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

plinian eruption is a valid 16-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3L1I1N1I1A1N1E1R1U1P3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does plinian eruption mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles.