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GOSSAMER

8 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What GOSSAMER Means

  1. noun: a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  2. noun: filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
  3. adjective: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy“this smallest and most ethereal of birds”
  4. adjective: so thin as to transmit light“a hat with a diaphanous veil”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

GOSSAMER is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 O1 S1 S1 A1 M3 E1 R1.

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