pork-barreling

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

pork-barreling is a valid 14-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1R1K5-0B3A1R1R1E1L1I1N1G2
3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does pork-barreling mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale.

“keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling”