sumptuary

ADJECTIVE /səmptjʊəri/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

sumptuary is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1M3P3T1U1A1R1Y4
1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does sumptuary mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior.

“sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots”

“sumptuary laws forbidding gambling”