to all intents and purposes
ADVERB
27 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T
to all intents and purposes is a valid 27-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1O1A1L1L1I1N1T1E1N1T1S1A1N1D2P3U1R1P3O1S1E1S1
1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING
What does to all intents and purposes mean?
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
In every practical sense.
“to all intents and purposes the case is closed”
SYNONYMS