stemming algorithm

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

stemming algorithm is a valid 18-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1E1M3M3I1N1G2A1L1G2O1R1I1T1H4M3
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does stemming algorithm mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem.

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