sword of damocles

NOUN
17 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

sword of damocles is a valid 17-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1W4O1R1D2O1F4D2A1M3O1C3L1E1S1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does sword of damocles mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A constant and imminent peril.