stalking-horse
NOUN
/,stɔkɪŋ,hɔrs/
14 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
stalking-horse is a valid 14-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1A1L1K5I1N1G2-0H4O1R1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does stalking-horse mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate.
BROADER
3
A horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game.
BROADER
4
Screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game.
BROADER