alpinia

NOUN
7 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

alpinia is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1P3I1N1I1A1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does alpinia mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.