search and destroy mission

NOUN
26 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

search and destroy mission is a valid 26-letter word worth 35 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1A1R1C3H4A1N1D2D2E1S1T1R1O1Y4M3I1S1S1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =35 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 70TRIPLE WORD → 105
MEANING

What does search and destroy mission mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them.