right of election

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

right of election is a valid 17-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1I1G2H4T1O1F4E1L1E1C3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does right of election mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

In probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute.