ANTIBIOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANTIBIOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIBIOTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIBIOTIC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIBIOTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antibioticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIBIOTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANTIBIOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIBIOTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIBIOTIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A medicine that kills bacteria or stops them from multiplying.
Penicillin was the first widely used antibiotic and changed the treatment of infections for ever. An antibiotic does nothing against viruses, which is why doctors warn against taking one for a cold, and overuse helps bacteria become resistant.
How ANTIBIOTIC is used
Common in everyday and medical speech, as in a course of antibiotics.
- The doctor prescribed an antibiotic for the throat infection.
- Finish the whole course of the antibiotic even if you feel better.
- This antibiotic is ineffective against viral illnesses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIBIOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIBIOTIC
2 longer words begin with ANTIBIOTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIBIOTIC
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Common questions about ANTIBIOTIC
- Is ANTIBIOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIBIOTIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIBIOTIC worth?
- ANTIBIOTIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIBIOTIC mean?
- A medicine that kills bacteria or stops them from multiplying.
- What letters can be added to ANTIBIOTIC?
- ANTIBIOTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANTIBIOTIC:
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