hunker down

VERB
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H

hunker down is a valid 11-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4U1N1K5E1R1D2O1W4N1
4 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does hunker down mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Sit on one's heels.