continental slope

NOUN /,kɑn'tənɛntəl_sloʊp/

17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

continental slope is a valid 17-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

C3O1N1T1I1N1E1N1T1A1L1S1L1O1P3E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =20 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60

MEANING

What does continental slope mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone.

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