wilderness
NOUN
/wɪldərnɪs/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH W
wilderness is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4I1L1D2E1R1N1E1S1S1
4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does wilderness mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition.
“it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers”
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2
A bewildering profusion.
“the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups”
“a wilderness of masts in the harbor”
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3
A wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War.
4
(politics) a state of disfavor.
“he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness”
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