lieutenant

/lu'tɛnənt/ noun
10 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1

An officer in a police force.

2

An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent.

3

A commissioned military officer.

4

An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade.

WORD FORMS
Related formlieutenancy
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinieutenantlay
Starts & ends withL … T
Syllableslieu · ten · ant
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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