extenuation
NOUN
/ɪk,stɛnju'eɪʃən/
11 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
extenuation is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
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E1X8T1E1N1U1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does extenuation mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
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2
To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
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