MAKEWEIGHTS
Scrabble letter values: M3A1K5E1W4E1I1G2H4T1S1 = 24
Definition
MAKEWEIGHTS is the plural of MAKEWEIGHT.
noun MAKEWEIGHT: anything added to fill out a whole.
Synonyms of MAKEWEIGHT: filler
Examples
- “He added a long litany of peripheral precedents which the judge dismissed as mere makeweights.”