sting operation

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

sting operation is a valid 15-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1I1N1G2O1P3E1R1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does sting operation mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act.

“the police conducted a sting operation”

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