SILKWORM

What SILKWORM Means

1. noun: the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
2. noun: larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SILKWORM is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 I1 L1 K5 W4 O1 R1 M3.

Words Made From The Letters In SILKWORM

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7 letter words (1)

6 letter words (3)

5 letter words (22)

4 letter words (53)

3 letter words (45)

2 letter words (16)

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