preventive attack
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
preventive attack is a valid 17-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1V4E1N1T1I1V4E1A1T1T1A1C3K5
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING
What does preventive attack mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces.
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