tenesmus
NOUN
/tə'nɛzməs/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
tenesmus is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1E1N1E1S1M3U1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does tenesmus mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome.
BROADER
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