jumping-off point

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH J

jumping-off point is a valid 17-letter word worth 35 points in Scrabble and 44 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
J8U1M3P3I1N1G2-0O1F4F4P3O1I1N1T1
8 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =35 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 70TRIPLE WORD → 105
MEANING

What does jumping-off point mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A beginning from which an enterprise is launched.

“reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”