Subterfuge — Word of the Day February 28, 2027

Definition

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal; a trick or lie. Subterfuge is the art of concealment dressed as something legitimate.

“Getting the information he needed required a degree of subterfuge that he was not entirely comfortable with.”

From Latin subterfugere (to evade), from subter- (beneath) + fugere (to flee).

S₁U₁B₃T₁E₁R₁F₄U₁G₂E₁

SUBTERFUGE scores 16 points in Scrabble.