silkworm
NOUN
/sɪlk,wɜrm/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
silkworm is a valid 8-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1I1L1K5W4O1R1M3
1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does silkworm mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
The commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk.
BROADER