silkworm

1. Any of various caterpillars that produce silk cocoons, especially the larva of a moth (Bombyx mori) native to Asia that spins a cocoon of fine, strong, lustrous fiber that is the source of commercial silk.

2. A moth whose larva spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon.

3. An Asian moth ( of the family Bombycidae) whose rough wrinkled hairless caterpillar produces the silk of commerce.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
silkworm	17	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
is	2
ki	6
li	2
lo	2
mi	4
mo	4
oi	2
ok	6
om	4
or	2
os	2
ow	5
si	2
so	2
wo	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ilk	7
irk	7
ism	5
kir	7
kis	7
koi	7
kor	7
kos	7
lis	3
low	6
mil	5
mir	5
mis	5
moi	5
mol	5
mor	5
mos	5
mow	8
oik	7
oil	3
oms	5
ors	3
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rim	5
rom	5
row	6
sim	5
sir	3
ski	7
sol	3
som	5
sow	6
sri	3
wis	6
wok	10
wos	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ilks	8
irks	8
kilo	8
kirs	8
kois	8
kors	8
kris	8
limo	6
lows	7
milk	10
milo	6
mils	6
mirk	10
mirs	6
miso	6
moil	6
mols	6
mors	6
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oiks	8
oils	4
owls	7
rims	6
risk	8
roil	4
roms	6
rows	7
silk	8
silo	4
skim	10
skol	8
slim	6
slow	7
soil	4
soli	4
sori	4
swim	9
woks	11
work	11
worm	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
kilos	9
limos	7
loris	5
milks	11
milos	7
mirks	11
moils	7
roils	5
skirl	9
smirk	11
swirl	8
works	12
worms	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
wormil	11

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
wormils	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
silkworm	17