tay-sachs disease

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

tay-sachs disease is a valid 17-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1Y4-0S1A1C3H4S1D2I1S1E1A1S1E1
1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does tay-sachs disease 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.