arms race

NOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

arms race is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1R1M3S1R1A1C3E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does arms race mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments.

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