pterygium
NOUN
/tə'rɪdʒiəm/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pterygium is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3T1E1R1Y4G2I1U1M3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does pterygium mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula.
BROADER