9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
verb attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
originEtymology tree English blind Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English blindside From blind + side.
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