pubescent
ADJECTIVE
/pju'bɛsənt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pubescent is a valid 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1B3E1S1C3E1N1T1
3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does pubescent mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Covered with fine soft hairs or down.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
(of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature.
“the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy”
SIMILAR
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