syphilis
/sɪfəlɪs/
noun
8 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta).
WORD FORMS
Related formsyphilitic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinilissyphay
Starts & ends withS … S
Syllablessyph · i · lis
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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