cause celebre

NOUN /kɔz_sə'lɛbrə/
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

cause celebre is a valid 13-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1U1S1E1C3E1L1E1B3R1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does cause celebre mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An incident that attracts great public attention.

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