ticking bomb
NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T
ticking bomb is a valid 12-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1I1C3K5I1N1G2B3O1M3B3
1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does ticking bomb mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed.
“the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off”
SYNONYMS
BROADER