petit mal

NOUN /pə'ti_'mæl/
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

petit mal is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1T1I1T1M3A1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does petit mal mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching.

“the girl was frightened by her first petit mal”