Dictionary Check: kernel
"kernel" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
12
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Definition
noun
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
Example:
"black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"
noun
a single whole grain of a cereal
Example:
"a kernel of corn"
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Example:
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
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