siege of syracuse

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

siege of syracuse is a valid 17-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1I1E1G2E1O1F4S1Y4R1A1C3U1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does siege of syracuse mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes).

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