disjunct

ADJECTIVE /dɪs'dʒəŋkt/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

disjunct is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1S1J8U1N1C3T1
2 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does disjunct mean?

ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements.

“little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2

Having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects.

SIMILAR
3

Progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second.

ANTONYMS
4

Used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations.

“disjunct distribution of king crabs”