jack-in-the-pulpit
NOUN
/dʒækɪn_ðə_'pʊlpɪt/
18 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH J
jack-in-the-pulpit is a valid 18-letter word worth 35 points in Scrabble and 42 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
J8A1C3K5-0I1N1-0T1H4E1-0P3U1L1P3I1T1
8 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =35 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 70TRIPLE WORD → 105
MEANING
What does jack-in-the-pulpit mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries.
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2
Common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum.
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