BACILLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BACILLAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACILLAR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACILLAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACILLAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacillaryChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BACILLAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BACILLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACILLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACILLAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a rod, or relating to or caused by bacilli.
Bacillar describes anything built like a small rod, but it is applied above all to microbes of the bacillus type. Older medical writing also used it for diseases produced by such organisms. It is a variant form of bacillary.
How BACILLAR is used
Bacillar is used in microbiology and older medical texts.
- The slide showed a bacillar structure under the microscope.
- He described the infection as bacillar in origin.
- The bacillar form is typical of many soil bacteria.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACILLAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BACILLAR
The 8 tiles of BACILLAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BACILLAR
1 longer words begin with BACILLAR.
Shorter words from the letters in BACILLAR
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Common questions about BACILLAR
- Is BACILLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACILLAR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACILLAR worth?
- BACILLAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACILLAR mean?
- Shaped like a rod, or relating to or caused by bacilli.
- What letters can be added to BACILLAR?
- BACILLAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACILLAR:
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