deathlike silence

17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

deathlike silence is a valid 17-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2E1A1T1H4L1I1K5E1S1I1L1E1N1C3E1

2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =26 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78

MEANING

What does deathlike silence mean?