childbed fever
NOUN
/ʧaɪld,bɛd_'fivər/
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C
childbed fever is a valid 14-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3H4I1L1D2B3E1D2F4E1V4E1R1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING
What does childbed fever mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon.
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