nocturnal

/nɑk'tɜrnəl/ adjective
9 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Belonging to or active during the night.

“nocturnal animals are active at night”

“nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day”

OTHER
1

Of or relating to or occurring in the night.

“nocturnal darkness”

WORD FORMS
Starts withN
Ends withL
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
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Pig Latinocturnalnay
Starts & ends withN … L
Syllablesnoc · tur · nal
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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