landry's paralysis

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

landry's paralysis is a valid 18-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1N1D2R1Y4'0S1P3A1R1A1L1Y4S1I1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING

What does landry's paralysis mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown.