fail-safe
NOUNADJECTIVE
/feɪl'seɪf/
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F
fail-safe is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4A1I1L1-0S1A1F4E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does fail-safe mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction.
“a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident”
SIMILAR
2
Guaranteed not to fail.
“a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle”
SIMILAR