fits and starts

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

fits and starts is a valid 15-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4I1T1S1A1N1D2S1T1A1R1T1S1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does fits and starts mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Repeated bursts of activity.

“they worked in fits and starts”

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