puerperal fever
NOUN
15 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
puerperal fever is a valid 15-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1E1R1P3E1R1A1L1F4E1V4E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does puerperal 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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