beat around the bush

VERB
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

beat around the bush is a valid 20-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1A1T1A1R1O1U1N1D2T1H4E1B3U1S1H4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does beat around the bush mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information.

SYNONYMS
EQUIVOCATEPALTERPREVARICATETERGIVERSATE
BROADER
MISINFORMMISLEAD