arrowroot

NOUN /æroʊ,rut/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

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

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1R1R1O1W4R1O1O1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does arrowroot mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.

SYNONYMS
ACHIRACANNA EDULISCANNA INDICAINDIAN SHOT
BROADER
CANNA
2

White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.

SYNONYMS
AMERICAN ARROWROOTMARANTA ARUNDINACEAEOBEDIENCE PLANT
BROADER
MARANTA
3

A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant.

BROADER
AMYLUMSTARCH