stridulate

VERB /strɪdʒə,leɪt/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

stridulate is a valid 10-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1I1D2U1L1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does stridulate mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures.

“male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate”

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