mafia
NOUN
/mɑfiə/
5 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
mafia is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3A1F4I1A1
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does mafia mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Any tightly knit group of trusted associates.
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2
A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia.
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3
A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.
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