silly season

NOUN
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

silly season is a valid 12-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1I1L1L1Y4S1E1A1S1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING

What does silly season mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news.