skeleton in the cupboard

NOUN
24 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

skeleton in the cupboard is a valid 24-letter word worth 35 points in Scrabble and 41 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1K5E1L1E1T1O1N1I1N1T1H4E1C3U1P3B3O1A1R1D2
1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =35 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 70TRIPLE WORD → 105
MEANING

What does skeleton in the cupboard mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A scandal that is kept secret.