politics

NOUN /pɑlɪtɪks/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

politics is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1L1I1T1I1C3S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does politics mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

Social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power.

“office politics is often counterproductive”

SYNONYMS
POLITICAL RELATION
BROADER
SOCIAL RELATION
RELATED
POLITICIAN
2

The opinion you hold with respect to political questions.

SYNONYMS
POLITICAL SYMPATHIES
BROADER
VIEWTHOUGHTSENTIMENTPERSUASIONOPINION
RELATED
POLITICAL
3

The study of government of states and other political units.

SYNONYMS
GOVERNMENTPOLITICAL SCIENCE
BROADER
SOCIAL SCIENCE
NARROWER
PRACTICAL POLITICSGEOPOLITICSREALPOLITIK
4

The activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government.

“unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years”

“government agencies multiplied beyond the control of representative politics”

BROADER
ACTIVITYAFFAIRS
5

The profession devoted to governing and to political affairs.

BROADER
PROFESSION
RELATED
POLITICALPOLITICIAN
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of politics

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
COLPITIS12PSILOTIC12

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