self-defeating

ADJECTIVE /,sɛlfdɪ'fitiŋ/
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

self-defeating is a valid 14-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1L1F4-0D2E1F4E1A1T1I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does self-defeating mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Acting to defeat its own purpose.

“it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events”