extenuation


Meanings

  • a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
  • to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious


Scrabble Score: 18

extenuation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

extenuation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

extenuation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 21

extenuation is a valid Words With Friends word