sea of cortes

NOUN
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

sea of cortes is a valid 13-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1A1O1F4C3O1R1T1E1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does sea of cortes mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico.