Definition of andromeda

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • andromeda is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • andromeda is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • andromeda is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of andromeda


  • broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. japanese andromeda
    2. lily-of-the-valley tree
    3. pieris japonica
  • a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy (noun)
  • any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers (noun)
  • (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife (noun)

See definition of andromeda in Merriam Webster