dangling modifier
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D
dangling modifier is a valid 17-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2A1N1G2L1I1N1G2M3O1D2I1F4I1E1R1
2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING
What does dangling modifier mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER