toxic shock syndrome
NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T
toxic shock syndrome is a valid 20-letter word worth 42 points in Scrabble and 44 points in Words with Friends.
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T1O1X8I1C3S1H4O1C3K5S1Y4N1D2R1O1M3E1
1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =42 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 84TRIPLE WORD → 126
MEANING
What does toxic shock syndrome mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons.
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