prevarication

NOUN
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

prevarication is a valid 13-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1E1V4A1R1I1C3A1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does prevarication mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

Intentionally vague or ambiguous.

SYNONYMS
EQUIVOCATIONEVASIVENESS
BROADER
AMBIGUITYEQUIVOCALNESSUNTRUTHFULNESS
RELATED
PREVARICATE
2

The deliberate act of deviating from the truth.

SYNONYMS
FABRICATIONLYING
BROADER
FALSIFICATIONMISREPRESENTATION
NARROWER
FIBBINGPALTERING
RELATED
PREVARICATE
3

A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.

SYNONYMS
LIE
BROADER
UNTRUTHFALSEHOODFALSITY
NARROWER
FIBWHITE LIEJACTITATIONWALLOPERSTORYTARADIDDLETALETARRADIDDLE
RELATED
PREVARICATE