trial by ordeal

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

trial by ordeal is a valid 15-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1R1I1A1L1B3Y4O1R1D2E1A1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does trial by ordeal mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence.

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