heat-seeking missile

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H

heat-seeking missile is a valid 20-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1A1T1-0S1E1E1K5I1N1G2M3I1S1S1I1L1E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does heat-seeking missile mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine).

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