algol

algol is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 9 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.
2. noun. (from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
3. noun. the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary

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