tay-sachs

NOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

tay-sachs is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1Y4-0S1A1C3H4S1
1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does tay-sachs mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood.