go through the motions

VERB
22 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G

go through the motions is a valid 22-letter word worth 32 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2O1T1H4R1O1U1G2H4T1H4E1M3O1T1I1O1N1S1
2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =32 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 64TRIPLE WORD → 96
MEANING

What does go through the motions mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it.