BLOODSHED
Scrabble letter values: B3L1O1O1D2S1H4E1D2 = 16
Definition
- noun the shedding of blood resulting in murder. — synonyms: gore
- noun indiscriminate slaughter. — synonyms: bloodbath, bloodletting, battue
Examples
- “he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen”
- “a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered”
- “ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name”