prehensile
ADJECTIVE
/prɪ'hɛnsɪl/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
prehensile is a valid 10-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1H4E1N1S1I1L1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does prehensile mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth.
“prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Having a keen intellect.
“poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men”
SIMILAR
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
“a monkey's prehensile tail”
ANTONYMS