latency period

NOUN /leɪtənsi_'piriəd/
14 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L

latency period is a valid 14-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1T1E1N1C3Y4P3E1R1I1O1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does latency period mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities.

SYNONYMS
LATENCY PHASELATENCY STAGE
BROADER
PHASESTAGE