Definition of BLOODLETTING

bloodletting

Meanings

Noun

  • formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
  • indiscriminate slaughter
    • "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"

Scrabble Score: 16

bloodletting is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bloodletting is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bloodletting is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

bloodletting is a valid Words With Friends word