state of affairs
NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S
state of affairs is a valid 16-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1A1T1E1O1F4A1F4F4A1I1R1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does state of affairs mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.
“wondered how such a state of affairs had come about”
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