under coercion

14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH U

under coercion is a valid 14-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

U1N1D2E1R1C3O1E1R1C3I1O1N1

1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54

MEANING

What does under coercion mean?