tubercle

NOUN /tjubəkəl/

8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

tubercle is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

T1U1B3E1R1C3L1E1

1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36

MEANING

What does tubercle mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES

A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

Small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

A swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

BROADER