go off half-cocked
VERB
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G
go off half-cocked is a valid 18-letter word worth 37 points in Scrabble and 40 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2O1O1F4F4H4A1L1F4-0C3O1C3K5E1D2
2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 2 =37 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 74TRIPLE WORD → 111
MEANING
What does go off half-cocked mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Act prematurely or without reflection or too soon.
“she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked”
SYNONYMS
BROADER