self-castigation

16 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

self-castigation is a valid 16-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1E1L1F4-0C3A1S1T1I1G2A1T1I1O1N1

1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63

MEANING

What does self-castigation mean?