sidereal day

NOUN /saɪ'diriəl_deɪ/

12 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

sidereal day is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1I1D2E1R1E1A1L1D2A1Y4

1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 4 =16 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48

MEANING

What does sidereal day mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

The time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day.

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