in situ
/ɪn_'sɪtu/
adjectiveadverb
6 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Being in the original position; not having been moved.
“the archeologists could date the vase because it was in situ”
2
ADVERBBeing in the original position; not having been moved.
“an in-situ investigator”
1
In the original or natural place or site.
“carcinoma in situ”
WORD FORMS
Starts withI
Ends withU
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Starts & ends withI … U
Syllablesin si · tu
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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