bureaucracy
NOUN
/bjʊ'rɑkrəsi/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
bureaucracy is a valid 11-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1R1E1A1U1C3R1A1C3Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does bureaucracy mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Nonelective government officials.
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2
A government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials.
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3
Any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape.
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