lateral thinking
NOUN
/lætərəl_'θɪŋkɪŋ/
16 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
lateral thinking is a valid 16-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1T1E1R1A1L1T1H4I1N1K5I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does lateral thinking mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on.
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