onchocerciasis

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O

onchocerciasis is a valid 14-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1N1C3H4O1C3E1R1C3I1A1S1I1S1
1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does onchocerciasis mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America.