subterfuge
NOUN
/səbtər,fjudʒ/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
subterfuge is a valid 10-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1B3T1E1R1F4U1G2E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does subterfuge mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity.
“he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge”
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