lingua

Meanings

Plural: linguae, linguas

Noun

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Synonym of tongue.
A median process of the labium, at the underside of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lingua (“the tongue”). Doublet of langue and tongue.

Synonyms

clapper, glossa, tongue

Scrabble Score: 7

lingua is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lingua is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lingua is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

lingua is a valid Words With Friends word