self-justification

NOUN /sɛlf_,dʒəstəfə'keɪʃən/
18 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

self-justification is a valid 18-letter word worth 32 points in Scrabble and 38 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1L1F4-0J8U1S1T1I1F4I1C3A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =32 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 64TRIPLE WORD → 96
MEANING

What does self-justification mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

“his transparent self-justification was unacceptable”