asphyxiation

NOUN

12 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

asphyxiation is a valid 12-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1S1P3H4Y4X8I1A1T1I1O1N1

1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =27 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81

MEANING

What does asphyxiation mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

Killing by depriving of oxygen.

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The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped).

“asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”

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