special circumstance

20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

special circumstance is a valid 20-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 40 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1P3E1C3I1A1L1C3I1R1C3U1M3S1T1A1N1C3E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING

What does special circumstance mean?

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