reconnaissance in force

NOUN
23 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

reconnaissance in force is a valid 23-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1C3O1N1N1A1I1S1S1A1N1C3E1I1N1F4O1R1C3E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING

What does reconnaissance in force mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information).