sounding rocket

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

sounding rocket is a valid 15-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1O1U1N1D2I1N1G2R1O1C3K5E1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does sounding rocket mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes.