strait of magellan

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

strait of magellan is a valid 18-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1A1I1T1O1F4M3A1G2E1L1L1A1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does strait of magellan mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built.