block grant

NOUN /blɑk_grænt/
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

block grant is a valid 11-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3L1O1C3K5G2R1A1N1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does block grant mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs.

“block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare”