tektite

Meanings

Plural: tektites

Noun

thought to derive from meteorites
A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós, “molten”), from τήκειν (tḗkein, “to melt”).

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

tektite is a valid Words With Friends word