tonsure

VERBNOUN /tɑnsjər/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

tonsure is a valid 7-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1O1N1S1U1R1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does tonsure mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Shave the head of a newly inducted monk.

BROADER
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

Shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order.

2

The shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head.

AT THE BOARD

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