Is “Synaesthesia” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
SYNAESTHESIA
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

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SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
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Large English Dictionary
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Meaning of Synaesthesia

/ˌsɪn.ɪsˈθiː.zɪ.ə/

noun
  1. 1.A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation.

  2. 2.(by extension) The association of one sensory perception with, or description of it in terms of, a different perception that is not experienced at the same time.

  3. 3.A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.