paternalism
NOUN
/pə'tɜr,nəlɪzəm/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
paternalism is a valid 11-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
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P3A1T1E1R1N1A1L1I1S1M3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does paternalism mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good.
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