patrilineal

ADJECTIVE /,pætri'lɪniəl/
11 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

patrilineal is a valid 11-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1T1R1I1L1I1N1E1A1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does patrilineal mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Based on or tracing descent through the male line.

“a patrilineal society”

SYNONYMS
PATRILINEAR
SIMILAR
DIRECTLINEAL