dawson's encephalitis

NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

dawson's encephalitis is a valid 21-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2A1W4S1O1N1'0S1E1N1C3E1P3H4A1L1I1T1I1S1
2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING

What does dawson's encephalitis mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years.