Dictionary Entry
syphilis
syphilis is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The pox, or venereal disease; a chronic, specific, infectious disease, usually communicated by sexual intercourse or by hereditary transmission, and occurring in three stages known as primary, secondary, and tertiary syphilis. See under Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The pox, or venereal disease; a chronic, specific, infectious disease, usually communicated by sexual intercourse or by hereditary transmission, and occurring in three stages known as primary, secondary, and tertiary syphilis. See under Primary, Secondary Tertiary.
- 2noun
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
Synonyms
Common word forms
Words from these letters
If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for SYPHILIS lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.