explode a bombshell

VERB
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH E

explode a bombshell is a valid 19-letter word worth 36 points in Scrabble and 42 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8P3L1O1D2E1A1B3O1M3B3S1H4E1L1L1
1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =36 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 72TRIPLE WORD → 108
MEANING

What does explode a bombshell mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Utter or do something surprising.

BROADER