grandfather clause
NOUN
/græn,fɑðər_klɔz/
18 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH G
grandfather clause is a valid 18-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1A1N1D2F4A1T1H4E1R1C3L1A1U1S1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING
What does grandfather clause mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War.
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