pull strings

VERB
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

pull strings is a valid 12-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1L1L1S1T1R1I1N1G2S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING

What does pull strings mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously.