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PRETEXTS

8 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What PRETEXTS Means

PRETEXTS is a form of PRETEXT, which means:

  1. noun: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
  2. noun: an artful or simulated semblance“under the guise of friendship he betrayed them”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PRETEXTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 R1 E1 T1 E1 X8 T1 S1.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.