vitus bering

NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH V

vitus bering is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4I1T1U1S1B3E1R1I1N1G2
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does vitus bering mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741).