deathwatch beetle
NOUN
/dɛθ,wɑʧ_'bitəl/
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D
deathwatch beetle is a valid 17-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1A1T1H4W4A1T1C3H4B3E1E1T1L1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING
What does deathwatch beetle mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death.
SYNONYMS
BROADER