turbinate

NOUNADJECTIVE /tɜrbənɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

turbinate is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1U1R1B3I1N1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does turbinate mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates.

BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

In the shape of a coil.

SIMILAR
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1

Of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages.

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