judgment on the pleadings

NOUN
25 LETTERS · STARTS WITH J

judgment on the pleadings is a valid 25-letter word worth 40 points in Scrabble and 50 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
J8U1D2G2M3E1N1T1O1N1T1H4E1P3L1E1A1D2I1N1G2S1
8 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =40 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 80TRIPLE WORD → 120
MEANING

What does judgment on the pleadings mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.