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OPERCULUM

9 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

OPERCULUM is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

noun
  1. A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover.
  2. The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal of spores or seeds.
  3. A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth.
  4. A structure which serves as a cover or lid.
  5. One of several flaps of cerebral cortex covering the insula.