life-and-death

ADJECTIVE /laɪfən_'dɛθ/
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

life-and-death is a valid 14-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1I1F4E1-0A1N1D2-0D2E1A1T1H4
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does life-and-death mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Vitally important.

“a life-and-death struggle”