psittacosis

NOUN /,sɪtə'koʊsɪs/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

psittacosis is a valid 11-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3S1I1T1T1A1C3O1S1I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does psittacosis mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds.

SYNONYMS
ORNITHOSISPARROT FEVER
BROADER
ATYPICAL PNEUMONIAMYCOPLASMAL PNEUMONIAPRIMARY ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA
2

Infectious disease of birds.

SYNONYMS
PARROT DISEASE
BROADER
ANIMAL DISEASE