soft option

NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

soft option is a valid 11-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1O1F4T1O1P3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does soft option mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An easier alternative.

“the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade”