artisan's lien

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

artisan's lien is a valid 14-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1R1T1I1S1A1N1'0S1L1I1E1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does artisan's lien mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for.

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