militia
NOUN
/mɪ'lɪʃə/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
militia is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3I1L1I1T1I1A1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does militia mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
The entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service.
“their troops were untrained militia”
“Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia”
BROADER