take the floor

VERB
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

take the floor is a valid 14-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1K5E1T1H4E1F4L1O1O1R1
1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does take the floor mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Rise in order to make a speech or motion.