Definition of TERTIAL

tertial

Plural: tertials

Noun

  • A flight feather on the innermost part of a bird's wing.
  • Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird.

Examples

  • Finding TERTIAL allowed her to build a high-scoring word extension.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin tertius (“third”); the tertial feathers are the third row of feathers.

Scrabble Score: 7

tertial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tertial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tertial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

tertial: valid Words With Friends Word