vicious cycle

NOUN
13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH V

vicious cycle is a valid 13-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4I1C3I1O1U1S1C3Y4C3L1E1
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does vicious cycle mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

One trouble leads to another that aggravates the first.