drumbeat
NOUN
/drəm,bit/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
drumbeat is a valid 8-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2R1U1M3B3E1A1T1
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does drumbeat mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The sound made by beating a drum.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause.
“the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq”
BROADER
3
(military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown.
BROADER
NARROWER