tellurian

Noun

an inhabitant of the earth
Alternative spelling of tellurion (“instrument used to show how the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun cause day and night and the seasons”).
Alternative letter-case form of Tellurian (“inhabitant of the planet Earth”).

Adjective

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

Adj

Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets.
Of a mineral: containing tellurium.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”), + -ian (suffix meaning "from, related to, or like" when forming an adjective, or "one from, belonging to, relating to, or like" when forming a noun).

Synonyms

earthling, earthly, earthman, telluric, terrene, terrestrial, worldling

Scrabble Score: 9

tellurian is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tellurian is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
tellurian is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

tellurian is a valid Words With Friends word