hell to pay

NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H

hell to pay is a valid 11-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1L1L1T1O1P3A1Y4
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does hell to pay mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Dire consequences.

“when the pig ran away there was hell to pay”