varve

1. A layer or series of layers of sediment deposited in a body of still water in one year.

2. A pair of layers of alternately finer and coarser silt or clay believed to comprise an annual cycle of deposition in a body of still water.

3. A pair of thin layers of clay and silt of contrasting colour and texture which represent the deposit of a single year (summer and winter) in a lake. Such layers can be measured to determine the chronology of glacial sediments.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
varve	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ar	2
er	2
re	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
are	3
ave	6
ear	3
era	3
rev	6
var	6
vav	9

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aver	7
rave	7
vera	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
varve	11