SUTURE — 6 letter word
suture
The word suture has 6 letters: S, U, T, U, R, E. It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Suture has 1 anagram: uterus. As a noun, it means "thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together".
6 letter word "suture": S U T U R E — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends: 8
Letter Analysis of suture
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| U | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of suture
noun
- thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
- a seam used in surgery Synonyms: surgical seam
- an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) Synonyms: sutura, fibrous joint
verb
- join with a suture "suture the wound after surgery"