Definitions For Supermoon
Noun
SUPERMOON (plural SUPERMOONs) (astrology, astronomy) a full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its rangeUsage notes
Some claim this is not a syzygy unless a solar eclipse or lunar eclipse also occurs, but most references disagree.Synonyms
perigee moonTranslations
Catalan: superlluna, f Danish: supermåne, c Dutch: supermaan, f Galician: superlúa, f German: Supermond, m Greek: υπερφεγγάρι, n, sc=Grek Hungarian: szuperhold Italian: superluna, f Japanese: スーパームーン (sūpāmūn) Polish: superksiężyc, m Portuguese: superlua, f Russian: суперлуние Spanish: superluna, fSee also
perigee-syzygy syzygyAlternative forms
super moon, super-moon Supermoon, SuperMoon, Super Moon, Super-MoonEtymology
super + moon Coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979:Is Supermoon a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
NO
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
17
The word Supermoon is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends
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