returning officer

NOUN
17 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

returning officer is a valid 17-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1T1U1R1N1I1N1G2O1F4F4I1C3E1R1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING

What does returning officer mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results.