rain shadow

NOUN
11 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

rain shadow is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1I1N1S1H4A1D2O1W4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does rain shadow mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it.