quintessence
/kwɪn'tɛsəns/
noun
12 letters3 syllables23 points in Scrabble®27 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies.
2
The most typical example or representative of a type.
3
The purest and most concentrated essence of something.
WORD FORMS
Related formquintessential
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®23 points
Words With Friends®27 points
Double word46 points
Triple word69 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinuintessenceqay
Starts & ends withQ … E
Syllablesquin · tes · sence
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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