territorial waters

NOUN
18 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

territorial waters is a valid 18-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1E1R1R1I1T1O1R1I1A1L1W4A1T1E1R1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does territorial waters mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction.