stalking-horse

NOUN /,stɔkɪŋ,hɔrs/
14 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

stalking-horse is a valid 14-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1A1L1K5I1N1G2-0H4O1R1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does stalking-horse mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.

SYNONYMS
PRETEXT
BROADER
FEIGNINGPRETENCEPRETENSEDISSEMBLING
NARROWER
PUTOFF
2

A candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate.

BROADER
CAMPAIGNERNOMINEECANDIDATE
3

A horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game.

BROADER
EQUUS CABALLUSHORSE
4

Screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game.

BROADER
SCREENCONCEALMENTCOVERCOVERT