PRETEXT
7 letters
16 Scrabble points
/ˈpɹiːtɛkst/
Definition of PRETEXT
noun
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A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
"The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint."
verb
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To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
"The spy obtained his phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods."
Related words:
blag
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
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T
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T
Length
7 letters
Scrabble Score
16 points