control character

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

control character is a valid 17-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1N1T1R1O1L1C3H4A1R1A1C3T1E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING

What does control character mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time.