desperate measure
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D
desperate measure is a valid 17-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1S1P3E1R1A1T1E1M3E1A1S1U1R1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does desperate measure mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Desperate actions taken as a means to an end.
“he had to resort to desperate measures”
BROADER