salient
ADJECTIVENOUN
/seɪliənt/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
salient is a valid 7-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1A1L1I1E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does salient mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention.
“salient traits”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward).
SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy.
BROADER
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees.
ANTONYMS
AT THE BOARD