PUERPERIUM — 10 letter word
puerperium
The word puerperium has 10 letters: P, U, E, R, P, E, R, I, U, M. It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved".
10 letter word "puerperium": P U E R P E R I U M — noun
Scrabble score: 16 Words With Friends score: 21
Letter analysis of puerperium
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2 | Consonant | 3 |
| U | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
5 vowels, 5 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of puerperium
noun
- time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved "A perinatologist cared for me during the puerperium."
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