preventive strike
NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
preventive strike is a valid 17-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1V4E1N1T1I1V4E1S1T1R1I1K5E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING
What does preventive strike mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces.
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