stamboul

NOUN /stɑm'bul/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

stamboul is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1A1M3B3O1U1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does stamboul mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church.