vestigial transmission

22 LETTERS · STARTS WITH V

vestigial transmission is a valid 22-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

V4E1S1T1I1G2I1A1L1T1R1A1N1S1M3I1S1S1I1O1N1

4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81

MEANING

What does vestigial transmission mean?