paradoxical sleep

NOUN
17 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

paradoxical sleep is a valid 17-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1R1A1D2O1X8I1C3A1L1S1L1E1E1P3
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING

What does paradoxical sleep mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep.