pterygoid process

NOUN
17 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

pterygoid process is a valid 17-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3T1E1R1Y4G2O1I1D2P3R1O1C3E1S1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does pterygoid process mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone.