assassin
/ə'sæsɪn/
noun
8 letters3 syllables8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed.
“his assassins were hunted down like animals”
“assassinators of kings and emperors”
2
A member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders.
WORD FORMS
Related formassassinate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinassassinway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesas · sas · sin
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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