allegory
NOUN
/ælə,ɡoʊri/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
allegory is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
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A1L1L1E1G2O1R1Y4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does allegory mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A short moral story (often with animal characters).
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2
A visible symbol representing an abstract idea.
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3
An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor.
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