starting gate

NOUN
13 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

starting gate is a valid 13-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1A1R1T1I1N1G2G2A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING

What does starting gate mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A movable barrier on the starting line of a race course.

BROADER