standing army

NOUN
13 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

standing army is a valid 13-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1A1N1D2I1N1G2A1R1M3Y4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does standing army mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A permanent army of paid soldiers.