greenmail
NOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G
greenmail is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1E1E1N1M3A1I1L1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does greenmail mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business.
BROADER