sordes

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsɔːdiːz/ (UK)
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/ˈsɔːdiːz/ (UK) · /ˈsoɹdiz/ (US)

Definition of sordes

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (plural, plural-only)Deposits of dirt or bacteria on the body, discharges; bacterial deposits on the teeth or tongue.
    “Fresh sheets, sponging, a spoonful of animal soup, sordes removed from his cracked lips, black in the candlelight.”

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Etymology

From Latin sordes, related to sordere.

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