assassin
NOUN
/ə'sæsɪn/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
assassin is a valid 8-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1S1A1S1S1I1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does assassin mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed.
“his assassins were hunted down like animals”
“assassinators of kings and emperors”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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2
A member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders.
BROADER