ANTLION

Just 7 letters for only 7 points and yet...

ANTLION made me forget for a few happy minutes about the futility of studying words without meanings.

ANTLION made me ponder about the etymology of this word accross the languages showing surprising similarity.

ANTLION with its compound structure made me think of German language where such structures are commonplace.

ANTLION made me look it up in Wikipedia and Google Images.

ANTLION made me shiver when I learnt that it digs holes to catch ants.

One simple word.
If you think of all Scrabble words the world seems endless...