paramount issue

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

paramount issue is a valid 15-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1R1A1M3O1U1N1T1I1S1S1U1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does paramount issue mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An issue whose settlement is more important than anything else; and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled.

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