RUDIMENT
Scrabble letter values: R1U1D2I1M3E1N1T1 = 11
Definition
- noun the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life.
Examples
- “Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac”
- “We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.”
- “I have the rudiments of an escape plan.”