raison d'etre

NOUN /reɪzoʊn_'detrə/
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

raison d'etre is a valid 13-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1I1S1O1N1D2'0E1T1R1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does raison d'etre mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Reason for being.