on the coattails
ADVERB
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O
on the coattails is a valid 16-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1N1T1H4E1C3O1A1T1T1A1I1L1S1
1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does on the coattails mean?
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
Immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from.
“the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal”
SYNONYMS