CAUTERY — 7 letter word
cautery
The word cautery has 7 letters: C, A, U, T, E, R, Y. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing".
7 letter word "cautery": C A U T E R Y — noun
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends: 13
Letter Analysis of cautery
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
3 vowels, 4 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of cautery
noun
- the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing Synonyms: cauterization, cauterisation
- an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it Synonyms: cauterant