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ADENOID

A 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble.

a 1 d 2 e 1 n 1 o 1 i 1 d 2
Length
7
Scrabble
9 pts
Sorted letters
addeino
Anagrams
0

Definition of ADENOID

  1. noun

    a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

    “hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids”

    Synonyms: pharyngeal tonsil, luschka's tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsilla adenoidea

  2. adjective

    relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue

Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Words within ADENOID

61 words can be made from any subset of the letters in ADENOID.