architecture

NOUN /ɑrkɪ,tɛkʧər/
12 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

architecture is a valid 12-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1R1C3H4I1T1E1C3T1U1R1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does architecture mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software.

“the architecture of a computer's system software”

SYNONYMS
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
BROADER
STRUCTURE
NARROWER
RISCREDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTINGREDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTERCOMPLEX INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTINGCISCCOMPLEX INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER
2

An architectural product or work.

BROADER
BUILDINGEDIFICE
3

The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings.

“architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use”

BROADER
FIELDFIELD OF STUDYFINE ARTSDISCIPLINEBEAUX ARTSBAILIWICKSTUDYSUBJECT
NARROWER
URBAN PLANNING
4

The profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect.

BROADER
PROFESSION