narco-state
NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N
narco-state is a valid 11-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1A1R1C3O1-0S1T1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does narco-state mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent.
“this Mexican town has become a narco-state that ships 100 pounds of cocaine to the United States every day”
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