reticular activating system

NOUN
27 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

reticular activating system is a valid 27-letter word worth 38 points in Scrabble and 45 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1T1I1C3U1L1A1R1A1C3T1I1V4A1T1I1N1G2S1Y4S1T1E1M3
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =38 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 76TRIPLE WORD → 114
MEANING

What does reticular activating system mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function.

SYNONYMS