gateway drug

NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G

gateway drug is a valid 12-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2A1T1E1W4A1Y4D2R1U1G2
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does gateway drug mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs.

“one college athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young people”