straitjacket

NOUN
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

straitjacket is a valid 12-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1A1I1T1J8A1C3K5E1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING

What does straitjacket mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person.

BROADER
2

Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines.

“they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket”

“the government is operating in an economic straitjacket”

AT THE BOARD

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